Commodities
111 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.
Key actuarial transformation trends across Apac in 2022
Digital transformation has resulted in growing market complexity. This has been heightened by both the introduction of more regulations for insurers and consumer demand for customised insurance coverage. This report reveals the perceptions that actuaries have towards actuarial transformation and…
FX needs for Apac corporates in 2022
This white paper examines the results of a survey, conducted in association with Bloomberg, that offers insight into how corporations based in the Asia-Pacific region interact with the FX market. The research conducted within the context of this paper sought to gauge the extent to which these…
Will the Russian gas crisis derail the EU’s climate agenda?
As Europe weans itself off of Russian gas, This Risk report asks whether the European Union’s climate and carbon agendas will suffer. Dramatic surges in European gas prices at the end of 2021 – and again after Russia’s invasion in February – have caused electricity producers to switch from gas to…
Shifting Cybersecurity from Compliance to a Risk Focus
Cyberattacks have grown in frequency and sophistication, with 3,813 data breaches reported in the first half of 2019, which was an increase of 54% over the previous year. And in light of COVID- 19-related changes in workforce structure and an unplanned shift to remote work environments that might…
7 Steps to Performance-Enhancing ERM
Achieving best practices in risk management takes time and involves progressing through various levels. The important thing is that the three lines of defence are aligned around the ultimate objectives and understand their individual roles. There is an inevitable learning curve as management in the…
Integrated Risk Management (IRM) - The confidence to carpe diem
In a world that has changed almost overnight, businesses across the planet have had to adapt just as fast. Companies in all sectors have expedited their digital transformations across customer, supply chain, and internal operations by three to four years. To stay one jump ahead of the competition,…
Case study: avoiding cash drag using equity index futures
Learn how Equity Index futures, from CME Group, can be used to keep a portfolio fully exposed to its benchmark index while allowing cash to remain for operational purposes.
The importance of enterprise resilience alongside rapid digital transformation
The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated digital and organisational transformation for many companies but, as leaders across industries note, this has also made them more vulnerable to new risks. Risk.net and ServiceNow explore why further change is needed.
Climate intelligence: today and the future
This IDC Market Perspective covers the dynamics of the rapidly evolving AI and ML climate intelligence (CI) market. It includes an overview of why climate intelligence is needed, the fundamentals of climate intelligence and trends, the difference with data analytics and examples of customer success…
The XVA challenges energy traders face in a complicated and volatile market
As the energy sector has recently experienced extreme fluctuations in price and other dynamics due, in part, to Covid-19 pandemic-related and geopolitical effects, in this paper we take a look at some of the challenges energy traders face when seeking to apply XVAs to their derivatives transactions.