Commodities
CTRM software house of the year, Asia: Ion: AspectCTRM
Energy Risk Asia awards, 2018: appealing to both large and small firms leads to impressive revenue growth for commodities software firm
Innovation of the year, Asia: BOCI
Energy Risk Asia awards, 2018: Bank of China International launches first broad-based Chinese commodity index
Commodity finance house of the year: Societe Generale
Energy Risk Asia awards, 2018: standout financing deals reflect growing appetite for renewables and new approach to risk
The aftershocks of Einar Aas
Energy could be particularly badly affected by the €114m default of Nasdaq power trader Einar Aas
Hedging figures show doubt over US crude export plans
Producers sceptical that better infrastructure will allow US exports to relieve crude pressures
Let exchanges set position limits – CFTC commissioners
Agency lacks the resources to monitor limits, say Berkovitz and Quintenz
Lessons from two commodity defaults
Regulators and exchanges need to learn from the Greenhat/PJM and Norwegian Nasdaq defaults
IFRS 9 versus IAS 39: Opportunities in changes to hedge accounting
With financial reporting in a state of flux amid the introduction of several new accounting standards, many corporates may feel overburdened by the need to ensure accounting compliance to take full advantage of IFRS 9 from the point of adoption. Robert…
Trade finance under new stress as commodity markets realign
Higher tariffs, sanctions and Brexit are leading to a reassessment of trade finance arrangements
Stress tests expose climate risks in loan books
Efforts to quantify the risk of global warming are changing the way banks manage credit portfolios
Lessons for the next round of energy market regulation
More recognition of commodities' special features will make future regulation faster and smoother, argues energy expert
‘Trump digs coal’ – but is that enough?
Are Trump's efforts to support US coal levelling the playing field for fuel sources, or flogging a dead horse?
Asia moves: CBA overhauls leadership team, HK regulator reappoints directors, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
TP Icap fires Phizackerley, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Newman: why commodities will stay OTC
As he retires, Icap Energy founder on his acid test for picking emerging markets, and the promise of LNG derivatives
New frontiers
Innovative investment opportunities are helping to mitigate risk and satisfy Solvency II capital requirements as insurers face continued economic uncertainty. Frederic Morlaye, managing director, insurance and capital management solutions, Global Markets…
Newman retires, ING's new commodities head, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Compliance must keep pace in AI arms race
Bank compliance departments’ computational firepower must be a match for trading desks, says expert
Sanctions and renewables inform LME product plans
Metal exchange expansion focuses on effects of geopolitics and boom in demand for batteries
Does the impact of exchange-traded funds flows on commodities prices involve stockpiling as a signature? An empirical investigation
This paper examines the relation between the flows into the three main commodity index exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and the prices, inventory and term structure of four energy and twelve US-traded agricultural contracts.
Energy Risk Awards 2018: The winners
BNP Paribas picks up three awards, while Macquarie takes the gong for derivatives house of the year
Deal of the year: Engie
Energy Risk Awards 2018: By targeting smaller players in mature basins, Engie creates a structure ripe for replication
Sponsored video: Bethanie Castelnuovo, SCB
Bethanie Castelnuovo, chief financial officer at SCB, gives her reaction to SCB’s wins at the Energy Risk Commodity Rankings 2018 and her thoughts on the organisation's business outlook.