Rothschild enters oil risk sector

Heading the senior team is Martin Fraenkel, previously managing director of JPMorgan Chase's global commodities group in London. Fraenkel has recruited hissenior team from outside Rothschild. KamalInvestment bank Rothschild has entered the oil risk management sector, offering over-the-counter risk management products worldwide across all oil commodities to oil producers, consumers and utilities.

Murari, previously of JP Morgan, becomeshead of origination. Lars Bjerkan joins as senior marketer, from CSFB. VincentGodier is now head of trading having moved from Credit Lyonnais. And Franck-EricFischer is made senior trader, joining from Société Générale.The team will share quant resources with Rothschild’s precious metals group,a business Fraenkel says is in decline.

Fraenkel believes the oil risk management sector is “under-banked”,in that there are very few financial institutions offering