Energy Risk
Trade surveillance shouldn’t deter traders
Monitoring costs are forcing commodity players away from market participation, say consultants
Bitcoin futures pricing kindles manipulation fears
CME and CBOE insist pricing methodology is robust; critics say contracts are ripe for manipulation
China oil future approved, March start targeted, says source
International banks see healthy interest from overseas clients
People: Shell’s Quartermain replaces Muller
Other moves at Morgan Stanley, Gunvor, Macquarie and others
Achieving business agility through CTRM systems
Webinar: Openlink
OTF uncertainty adds to Mifid II guesswork
Commodity firms need clarity on new type of venues to adjust to imminent rules
FCMs look to top up initial margin on bitcoin futures
In advance of bitcoin futures launch, brokers seek extra IM buffer from clients
Lack of transposition to delay Mifid II enforcement
Some states won’t have adopted directive before June, making rule-imposition difficult, say lawyers
Mifid II position limits regime faces non-EU reporting woes
Position reports will contain “meaningless information”, experts warn
Energy Risk Asia Awards 2017: The winners
Societe Generale takes finance house and research gongs; Citi picks up derivatives award
Innovation of the year, Asia: Thomson Reuters
Energy Risk Asia Awards, 2017: Data provider brings price transparency to Asian oil markets
Data provider of the year, Asia: Thomson Reuters
Energy Risk Asia Awards 2017: Vast energy coverage and breadth of accessibility put Thomson Reuters ahead of the competition
Oil & products house of the year, Asia: BOCI
Energy Risk Asia Awards, 2017: Established client base and strong product offering give Chinese bank edge in domestic oil markets
ETRM/CTRM software house of the year, Asia: Openlink
Energy Risk Asia awards, 2017: Market maturity drives demand for risk management software
Derivatives house of the year, Asia: Citi
Energy Risk Asia Awards 2017: Citi’s breadth and depth of service drives cross-commodity growth
Commodity broker of the year, Asia: BNP Paribas
Energy Risk Asia Awards, 2017: Long-term focus helps bank capitalise amid turbulent regional climate
Exchange of the year, Asia: SGX
Energy Risk Asia awards, 2017: Scale and diversity add to exchange’s offering
Precious metals house of the year, Asia: BNP Paribas
Energy Risk Asia Awards, 2017: Bank’s Chinese gold offering drives growth
Base metals house of the year, Asia: BNP Paribas
Energy Risk Asia Awards 2017: Economic growth and bespoke product offerings drive bank’s metals business
Commodity finance house of the year, Asia: Societe Generale
Energy Risk Asia awards, 2017: Green initiatives drive bank’s Asian energy funding business
Commodity research house of the year, Asia: Societe Generale
Energy Risk Asia awards, 2017: Digging into position analysis allows bank to better track commodity markets
Vote now in the 2018 Energy Risk Commodity Rankings
Nominate your preferred dealers, brokers and research providers
Q&A: Giancarlo stresses importance of international relations
EU regulatory inexperience causes problems for CFTC chairman
Q&A: CFTC’s Quintenz weighs swap dealer threshold impact
Activity-based threshold could be ‘disincentivising’ dealers, says commissioner