Commodities
US energy firms brace for position limits
The CFTC’s decision to press ahead with enforcement of the position-limits rule, despite an industry court challenge, means that US energy companies must get serious about compliance in 2012
Dow Jones Indexes launches commodity index with fuller curve exposure
Dow Jones Indexes and UBS Securities have launched an enhanced version of the DJ-UBS Commodity Index to give investors fuller exposure to the forward curve through a single index
SG CIB closes US power business - rivals point to dollar funding constraints
Former RBS Sempra Commodities business closed just 11 months after acquisition
StanChart’s global head of Ficc departs
Remy Klammers has left Standard Chartered and is understood to be starting his own business
Aberdeen Novus Natural Resources Strategy: Aberdeen Asset Management
Tenth European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards 2011
Man Commodity Strategies: Man Investments
Tenth European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards 2011
Stenham Global Resources: Stenham Asset Management
Tenth European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards 2011
Permal Multi-Manager Natural Resources Fund (Lux): Permal Investment
Tenth European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards 2011
Opus Commodities Fund: Schroders NewFinance Capital
Tenth European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards 2011
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Commodities market data increasingly key: market players
Inside Market Data's experts discuss the evolving market for commodities data sets in commodities webcast
Energy experts debate merits of speculators and position limits
CFTC and Goldman Sachs executives discuss role of speculators in commodities markets during times of volatility
Commodity trade finance feels the pinch
Surviving a second squeeze
Commodities house of the year
Commodities house of the year
Energy players assess MF Global fallout
MF Global’s bankruptcy is unlikely to significantly impact commodity markets, participants say, but could affect the Dodd-Frank rule-making process
Lookback
Lookback
Economic depression is world's top risk, says Towers Watson ranking
The global financial environment continues to show imbalances, and is not in a good position to withstand shocks, says Tim Hodgson
Fears of overreach in Mifid II and Mifir bond rules
Industry experts warn new Mifid and Mifir proposals might push business overseas
A divided CFTC approves new commodities position limit rules
"The pursuit by industry of legitimate and appropriate risk management is now made unduly onerous," says CFTC commissioner Scott O'Malia
The rise of sovereign commodity risk management
Sovereign commodity risk management
Demand for active strategies and sector cherry-picking set to remain strong in commodities
Volatile commodity markets are boosting the use of dynamic and active strategies to access the asset class, with a greater emphasis on direct exposure to particular sectors and underlying selection
Forging an iron ore derivatives market in Asia
Forging a new benchmark
Turning Points: Craig Breslau, SG CIB's managing director, commodities trading
SG CIB’s Houston-based managing director, commodities trading, Craig Breslau, speaks about his journey through the energy and commodities sector