Winners of the 2024 Commodity Rankings steeled clients to navigate competing forces
Heightened geopolitical and credit risk increase requirements on commodities software
The latest iteration of Chartis’ Energy50 ranking
https://www.risk.net/commodities/energy/7959067/chartis-energy50
The market for energy trading surveillance solutions, though small, is expanding as specialist vendors emerge, catering to diverse geographies and market specifics. These vendors, which originate...
A survey by Risk.net and ION Commodities found that firms are wary of using carbon offsets in their net-zero strategies. While this is understandable, given the reputational risk of many offset p...
Winning firms demonstrate resiliency and robust risk management amid testing times
https://www.risk.net/awards/7957785/energy-risk-asia-awards-2023-the-winners
The latest iteration of Chartis' Energy50 2023 ranking and report considers the key issues in today’s energy space, and assesses the vendors operating within it
https://www.risk.net/commodities/energy/7957143/chartis-energy50-2023
Energy Risk Software Rankings winner’s interview: ION Commodities
https://www.risk.net/commodities/7956506/ion-commodities-addressing-the-markets-recent-pain-points
Winners of the 2023 Commodity Rankings provided reliability when clients faced extreme change
Unpredictable markets make CTRM software choices key
https://www.risk.net/commodities/7955924/energy-risk-software-rankings-2023-managing-uncertainty
Commodity markets have experienced significant challenges since the Covid-19 pandemic, the conflict in Ukraine and the subsequent sanctions imposed on Russia. These unprecedented events have caus...
Commodities
https://www.risk.net/awards/7954969/energy-risk-asia-awards-2022
Dutch TTF prices unmoved, as market participants say they are “not taking it seriously”
https://www.risk.net/derivatives/7954506/market-shrugs-off-ecs-plan-to-change-gas-benchmark
Proposal from energy ministers to ease collateral burdens blasted as “silly” and “terrible idea”
https://www.risk.net/derivatives/7954435/eu-plan-to-suspend-power-derivatives-gets-icy-response
Widening eligible collateral on table; ECB intervention would need government indemnities
Energy price spikes force clearing firms to consider extreme or even ‘implausible’ scenarios
Sunil Biswas, chief product officer at ION Commodities, discusses his firm’s achievements and the trends he believes will most affect commodity risk management.
Banks stress-test clients, add big margin multipliers to insulate against risk of 100% price moves
https://www.risk.net/risk-management/7952531/fcms-brace-for-tough-winter-of-energy-market-disruption
Increased interest in commodity exotics comes amid scrutiny of margin calculation models
https://www.risk.net/our-take/7952106/commodities-surge-presents-umr-challenge-for-asias-sell-side
Industry says proposed €1 billion increase would not be enough following spike in wholesale prices
Results of European stress test suggest shortfall of collateral for large commodities positions is equivalent to 17% of total required margin
Market volatility and spot-based Simm approach may drive large margin spikes in little-tested asset class
https://www.risk.net/derivatives/7950771/commodities-threaten-pain-for-initial-margins
Green transition may fuel higher cash demands and more risk events, FCMs warn
https://www.risk.net/risk-management/7949986/clearing-industry-braces-for-volatility-super-cycle
Decision to cancel nickel trades on March 8 forestalled ‘unprecedented’ margin call, argues exchange chief
As prices went haywire, margin remained frozen and calls to suspend trading were rejected
https://www.risk.net/risk-management/7948621/back-in-time-a-brief-history-of-lmes-nickel-meltdown
Insolvent energy supplier is barred from holding long-dated forwards – which could deter potential buyers
https://www.risk.net/derivatives/7948981/curbs-on-hedging-threaten-to-short-circuit-bulb-sale
Winners of the 2022 Commodity Rankings needed new approaches to manage extreme price swings
Achieving higher levels of automation within the CTRM landscape is a top priority this year at commodities firms, survey finds
Volatility triggers greater need for commodity trading and risk management software
https://www.risk.net/commodities/7943566/energy-risk-software-rankings-dealing-with-volatility
This webinar examines what firms are doing to modernise their IT systems to get better control on their risk measures and key performance indicators across their physical and financial businesses...
Energy Risk Awards 2021: In a volatile market Engie continued to grow its gas and asset management businesses
https://www.risk.net/awards/7865826/natural-gaslng-house-of-the-year-engie
Lacima’s consistent approach between trading and risk has allowed it to dominate the enterprise risk software analytics and metrics categories for nearly a decade
https://www.risk.net/market-access/energy/7857126/lacimas-models-stand-the-test-of-major-risk-events
Enuit explores the importance of well-linked and fully integrated trading and operational systems to ensure trades that seem solid are not non-viable once operational factors are included into ca...
Understanding what new technologies offer is a top challenge for energy risk managers, survey finds
Winners of the 2021 Energy Risk Commodity Rankings supported clients in unprecedented times to be voted counterparties of choice
Commodities software users vote for the technologies that steered them through the chaos of recent months
https://www.risk.net/technology/7818616/energy-risk-software-rankings-testing-times-for-technology
ZE PowerGroup Inc. explores how newly launched emissions trading systems, recently established task forces, upcoming initiatives and the new US President, Joe Biden, and his administration can fu...
Risk.net’s guide to the world’s leading quant master’s programmes, with the top 25 schools ranked
https://www.risk.net/quantitative-finance/7719436/quant-finance-masters-guide-2021
Trend for tying derivatives to ethical criteria could soon extend to deal contingent hedges
https://www.risk.net/derivatives/7714176/banks-explore-esg-linked-deal-contingents
Risk USA: ESG products that miss sustainability goals may fall foul of customer protection rules
https://www.risk.net/regulation/7713181/cftcs-benham-regulators-must-be-alert-to-greenwashing
Faced with today’s razor-thin margins, firms must be able to monitor all risks holistically, in real time and to hedge effectively. This brings technological challenges, and many firms are now ...
https://www.risk.net/commodities/7721191/managing-commodity-risk-in-turbulent-times
Carney and Winters warn private sector cannot move much further without lawmakers
https://www.risk.net/regulation/7698721/banks-regulators-call-for-global-climate-risk-standards
What are energy firms doing to measure and mitigate transition risk?
https://www.risk.net/commodities/7691021/podcast-the-difficulties-of-decarbonisation
In this webinar, a panel discusses what organisations should keep in mind as they embark on their digitalisation journey, the challenges of which they need to be aware to be aware and what is nex...
Energy market expert investigates ways to forecast future power prices and capture rates in order to value renewables PPAs
https://www.risk.net/commodities/7669676/power-surge-the-value-of-investing-in-renewables
Market bounce-back blindsided quant investment firm – and others
Interview: oil giant puts up to 50% of spot flows through algos, explains FX head Michael Dawson
How are investors enabling the move to the low-carbon economy?
https://www.risk.net/commodities/7664131/podcast-investing-climate-risk-and-energy-firms
As lockdowns ease, Covid-19-related workplace stress continues, especially for energy trading and risk departments. Novera Khan, chief risk officer of Uniper, discusses how her firm is dealing wi...
https://www.risk.net/commodities/7654976/podcast-mental-health-and-the-role-of-the-cro
Watchdog’s simulated price shocks said to be unprecedented in metals markets
https://www.risk.net/risk-management/7655551/lme-distressed-at-severity-of-esma-stress-tests