Commodities
Experts discuss need for commodity speculation
Squeezing out speculative capital will affect commodity market liquidity, regulator must engage with market to prevent unintended consequences
Q&A: Craig Donohue, Chief Executive Officer, CME Group
Renewed risk appetite
Volatile agricultural commodity prices drive hedging activities
Harvesting hedges
Sponsored profile: Standard Bank
Janelle Matharoo
Get back into risky assets this year, says BNP Paribas
Get back into risky assets this year, says BNP Paribas
Risk and Energy Risk commodity rankings 2011: Metals
Precious gains
Dealers argue position limits for cash-settled contracts 'dangerous'
Cash contracts have “no impact on supply and demand”
UK investors eye capital protection as rates rise and volatility falls
Commodities, emerging markets, capital protection, income and inflation are the buzzwords surrounding UK structured product launches this year as 2011 starts with a bang.
Q&A - Isda's Keith Noyes
Contract masterclass
Renminbi liberalisation opens doors to investment
Behind China’s great currency wall
Energy Risk Commodity Rankings 2011: Metals
Golden rule
Energy Risk Commodity Rankings 2011: Commodities
And the winner is...
Asset class performance at the mercy of government policy, says ETF Securities
Inflation, currency debasement and sovereign debt will remain concerns this year, according to ETF Securities. But the outlook for exchange-traded products looks positive as investors are increasingly use them to reflect their views on markets.
JP Morgan creates actively managed index with Permal
JP Morgan creates actively managed index with Permal
S&P rolls out contango-free GSCI index
S&P rolls out contango-free GSCI index
Energy players expect further market fragmentation
Energy market fragmentation is likely to continue as larger players scale back their activities under Dodd-Frank
Operational risk to reduce Iraqi oil supply and exports
Iraq, one of the world’s largest locations with proven oil reserves, will not be able to hit governmental production targets due to the level of operational risk, say experts
Credit Suisse global head of commodities leaves
Adam Knight, global head of commodities has left Credit Suisse, confirms source
Diversification can be dangerous, warns Noster Capital
Diversified investing is not the way to achieve returns and investors should avoid broad market exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and anything structured, according to hedge fund Noster Capital
Société Générale downbeat on major asset classes in 2011
Equities and bonds are overvalued while commodities and emerging markets look equally unattractive, according to Société Générale's 2011 Outlook presentation
GS: Opportunities from commodities emerging markets constraints
Goldman Sachs says investors should get exposure to crude oil, and put a $105 per barrel price target on it, as one of the supply-constrained commodities China most needs, David Walker reports.
Morgan Stanley bolsters China commodities business
Morgan Stanley has made a senior appointment in mainland China and received permission to trade agricultural products onshore in the country as part of the US investment bank’s efforts to grow its commodity business in the world’s second largest economy.
AK Asset Management's Turkish delight
Turkish delight