Energy Risk
No quants need apply: new trends in risk hiring
Soft skills are growing more important in the recruitment of risk managers
Coal derivatives trading surges amid hedge fund influx
Increased activity by funds fuels take-off in listed and OTC volumes, traders say
Cargill sees growth in plastics hedging
Swaps unit of commodity trading giant describes increasing need for derivatives on resins prices
UK resists expansive view of Mifid II position limits
FCA suggests limits shouldn’t apply to OTC trades between non-EU entities
Simulating meaningful uncertainty for complex energy portfolios
The meaningful uncertainty simulation framework can enable energy firms to make better decisions
BNP Paribas shakes up commodities business
Soulami shifts to green-energy role after 10 years as commodity derivatives chief
What’s good for the City is bad for UK commodity firms
In effort to retain passporting, Brexit negotiators may sacrifice commodity traders
CFTC has ‘incredible view’ into markets – surveillance chief
Ex-trader Hunter sheds light on agency’s monitoring and forensic analysis capabilities
What a star 1,480 light years away can teach risk managers
Amateur astronomers’ discovery shows value of humans over algorithms
UK-EU power market integration in doubt after Brexit
Exclusion from market coupling could prove costly for UK
Non-MTF products may let energy firms escape Mifid II
Critics slam 'loophole' as Germany's EEX launches new power and gas instruments
Nasdaq energy futures face questions over ‘artificial’ volume
One year on, NFX faces uphill battle to draw commercial hedgers
Ex-Barclays fixed income head builds commodity hedge fund
Lamorre-Cargill seeks to entice investors back to commodities with Argon
Energy Risk Asia Awards 2016 open for entries
Awards recognise excellence across the Asian energy and commodity markets
Brexit sparks worries about trade reporting
UK energy firms fear leaving EU may usher in new layer of reporting rules
Brexit roils UK electricity firms’ carbon hedging plans
Utilities may unwind hedges amid uncertainty over EU emissions market
Exchanges spar with CFTC over hedge exemptions
Latest tweaks to position limits rule draw ire of CME and Ice
CFTC proposal would unleash flood of lawsuits, firms say
Industry blasts proposal to allow private manipulation suits in US electricity markets
Confronting change in European ETRM
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Commodity volatility increases need for risk management
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Photo gallery: Energy Risk Awards and Software Rankings 2016
Photographs from the Energy Risk Awards and Software Rankings 2016, in Houston and London
No need to be negative about negative prices
Electricity prices falling below zero are not a sign of end times, but a valid price signal
Negative power prices trouble US electricity firms
Influx of wind and solar sends prices below zero and wreaks havoc on models
Credit risk in energy: Best practices for challenging times
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