Commodities
110 white papers and resources
Below you will find a selection of commodities white papers covering the current issues and thinking by leading expert opinions and what to look out for in the future. Commodities are marketable goods such as raw materials or agricultural products that can be bought or sold on an open market. These commodities are usually used in the initial stages of the production process to create other goods or services. The sale and purchase of commodities are based on speculation, meaning economic and environmental factors play a key part in the purchasing and sale of commodities.
Taking the leap into smart energy markets
Many foreseen and unanticipated events are conspiring to push utilities, operators and producers critically closer towards smart energy preparedness. Navita Systems’ Anette Nordskog and Jo Morten Sletner discuss the move.
Gold – A unique asset class
Gold is unlike all other elements on earth. Human beings have been utilising gold as both a form of currency and an investment for thousands of years. It is durable and has excellent liquidity as one of the world’s deepest commodity markets, second only to oil. Gold offers investors an attractive…
Janelle Matharoo
For Standard Bank, operating in the commodities business is not about the next profitable transaction, it’s about solutions to problems that its clients face daily. Janelle Matharoo, global head of energy sales & trading, talks to Energy Risk.
Hard markets for softs? The case for holistic risk management in agricultural commodity markets
Extreme market risk is hardly new for manufacturers, merchants and end-users in the agricultural commodity markets. Heightened commodity price volatility directly and indirectly affects profitability, which then complicates purchasing, budgeting and other strategic business decision-making. During…
Market change – slow but certain
As the European Union’s (EU's) Carbon Market Initiative nears implementation of Phase III, Navita Systems’ Anette Nordskog discusses the recent developments in the carbon market, along with the practical and technological challenges it faces.
Hedging commodity exposure
Speaking at Energy Risk Asia, BNP Paribas’ head of Commodity Derivatives for Asia Pacific, Frederic Hervouet, discussed hedging strategies, products and commodity exposure at mining and resource companies.
Building on lessons learned
With African roots and a presence in 17 African countries and 33 countries worldwide, Standard Bank has been working with commodities clients since 1994. In 2006, the bank hired Janelle Matharoo as managing director, global head of energy sales & trading, to help grow the business. He talks to…
Commodities investment – know your options, manage your risks
Events over the past three years have generated extreme levels of volatility in the commodities arena.In this article, Standard Chartered provides companies and investors with some keen advice on hedging against these sharp moves, and the clear advantages of commodities investment over the long…
New technology is changing the way companies manage ETRM software
Pioneer Solutions’ president, Uday Baral, discusses how the needs of ETRM users are being met by the dynamic and efficient service his company offers.
Exchanges
Paul Cusenza, Chief Executive Officer, discusses the advent of Nodal Exchange, its unique offering in the US power market and his belief that much of the OTC cash-settled power market in the US can be put on exchange.