Commodities
Crude palm oil OTC swap use on the increase as prices rise
Greater liquidity on long-dated swaps than on exchange-traded options
Upstart banks betting on expansion in commodities
Plans for increased involvement contrast with retreat of biggest firms
Morgan Stanley reshuffles oil liquids business amid Rosneft acquisition
Commodities CRO Nancy King is elevated to head of oil liquids at US investment bank
Commodities investing is still fundamentally sound
Commodity investors may have had a bad year, but putting money into commodities of finite supply continues to makes sense
Mena brightspot for fund flows
Funds of hedge funds, India and commodities strategies see redemptions but Mena focuses attract flows
Erik Penser sees demand for structures linked to US and UK equities
Erik Penser's sterling year
Fed moves to rein in US banks’ physical commodity trading
Under pressure from politicians, the US Federal Reserve floats proposals to tighten rules on banks in physical commodities
Commodity traders not too big to fail, suggests FSB report
Trafigura, Vitol and other trading houses unlikely to be captured by proposed criteria for global systemically important financial institutions
Oil majors step up commodity derivatives market making in Asia as banks cut back
Handicapped by tighter regulations, banks have ceded derivative market-making share to oil majors such as BP and Shell
SMX purchase gives Ice two-year Asia advantage over rivals
Atlanta-based derivatives exchange Ice's decision to scoop up SMX gives the firm on-the-ground presence for clearing and trading in Asia
Supply glut heats up Vietnam coffee derivatives market
Overproduction and resulting lower prices could spur development of nascent sector
Ex-Deutsche Bank energy traders launch hedge fund
New fund will trade financial transmission rights in US power markets
Commodity investment goes back to fundamentals
The past year has not been a good one for commodity investment. Passive commodity indexes have delivered disappointing returns, while a number of high-profile commodity hedge funds have been forced to close. What is the outlook for investor interest in…
Dodd-Frank special report
Energy Risk looks in detail at the US Dodd-Frank Act and its implications for commodity and energy market participants
Commodities house of the year – Deutsche Bank
Commodities house of the year
Risk & Energy Risk Commodity Rankings open for voting
Vote now in the 2014 Risk & Energy Risk Commodity Rankings
Correlation suggests ‘return to normal’ for commodities
Commodities are being increasingly driven by market fundamentals, say analysts, forcing investors to search harder for returns
A plea for certainty in regulation
Clear and unambiguous rules have the potential to satisfy advocates of sterner regulation, as well as regulated firms
An exclusive look at Commodity Investing and Trading
A new book, Commodity Investing and Trading, is now on sale from Risk Books. Energy Risk provides an exclusive preview
Energy Risk Europe: Commodity trading demands big data, says Trafigura CRO
Commodity trading firms urged to use advancements in big data to gain strategic advantage
Commodities – signs are looking up
Sponsored statement: Standard Chartered Bank
Energy Risk Asia Awards 2013
The Energy Risk Asia Awards showcase excellence in commodity and energy markets across the region. We present the winners
Asia ETRM Software House of the Year: Aspect Enterprise Solutions
Aspect delivers its software in a way that significantly speeds up implementation and processing time