Energy
Have CCPs got better at absorbing shocks?
Data suggests most CCPs weathered the Iran-war disruption, but shock frequency is starting to bite
TD scoops top slots in the 2026 Commodity Rankings
The top performer in base and precious metals rankings, TD has expansion plans for energy
Everything is connected: Santander’s US CRO shuns siloed thinking
Rise of AI intensifies links between fraud, cyber, third-party and other operational risk categories
ECC risk chief says Iran crisis will not delay VAR transition
Incorporating 2022 Ukraine shock ensured new margin model is robust in face of energy volatility
Wall Street giants rack up VAR breaches
Goldman hit hardest as JP Morgan, BofA and Morgan Stanley also exceed model forecasts in Q1
Innovation of the year – tech firm: MatLogica
Energy Risk Awards 2026: Fintech’s breakthrough enables firms to compute pricing and Greeks faster than traditional products can compute price alone
Weather house of the year: Parameter Climate
Energy Risk Awards 2026: Parameter Climate launches innovative new vehicle to connect corporate hedgers with capacity providers
OTC platform of the year: AEGIS Markets
Energy Risk Awards 2026: Energy swap platform hits record volumes despite regulatory relief
Derivatives house of the year – corporate: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
Energy Risk Awards 2026: Indian national oil company transforms derivatives offering amid geopolitical upheaval
Clearing firms flummoxed by new margin models at CME, Ice
VAR-based portfolio margining is easier to manage, but harder to explain
Sustainable fuels house of the year: OTC Flow
Energy Risk Awards 2026: Environmental commodity trader expands cross-border coverage to guide clients through rising and fragmentary regulation
In Iran war, VAR models ease cliff effect on Ice and CME margins
At 105%, EEX – using Span model – saw largest single-day jump compared with those CCPs
Asian banks close out energy clients as Iran war bites
Firms with short jet fuel positions faced losses up to $100 million as initial margin soared 566%
The rise of AI politics
AI should not be treated as just another technology, writes MAS adviser David Hardoon
The spread of agentic AI in energy trading
Jay Bhatty, CEO and founder of NatGasHub.com, discusses agentic AI in commodities workflow
Deutsche Bank CRO’s year of living dangerously
Marcus Chromik explains his approach to geopolitical risk, operational resilience and AI adoption
EU can handle energy price pressure – it’s been here before
Reforms made after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have made region more resilient to energy shocks, officials say
A Hormuz tipping point may be days away
Agent-based model suggests delays and shortages likely to accelerate after four weeks
Ice’s Sprecher: institutional prediction bets ‘a matter of time’
Longer-term vision for ‘niche’ energy event contracts may be aided by recent Polymarket tie-up
CME’s Duffy warns against government intervention in oil markets
Exchange head doesn’t rule out possibility of oil hitting $150 a barrel
Polytechnique’s Lehalle on bottleneck models and Hormuz closure
Iran conflict raises a now-familiar problem, says quant: how to predict which goods go where