Commodities
95 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.
EDM client case study: Managing SRI-ESG data
This case study reveals how Mirabaud Asset Management is using IHS Markit’s Enterprise Data Management (EDM) platform to establish a strong foundation for the its long-term SRI-ESG (socially-responsible / environmental, social and governance investing) strategy. This includes empowering Mirabaud’s…
CAPE and the COVID-19 Pandemic Effect
This paper will specifically examine how the CAPE ration has behaved over the COVID-19 pandemic period, extending the analysis beyond the United States equity benchmark to look at the CAPE ratios for the UK, Europe, Japan and China, to analyse the effect of the pandemic across the major equity…
SPAN-2: enhanced margining framework
SPAN has been the industry standard for margining for decades. In recent years, the demands on margin methodologies have increased due to the growth in the diversity and complexity of products and the greater need for portfolio and capital efficiency driven by regulatory change.
Video content: Using futures to hedge bond portfolios against market uncertainties
Hosted by TMX and Asia Risk, this virtual briefing discussed how futures can be efficiently utilized in a global bond portfolio. The discussion featured expert insights from: Yoji Asamizu, Head of Fixed Income Trading Hong Kong, Royal Bank of Canada Robert Catani, Head of Institutional Sales and…
LIBOR Transition Readiness: The Current Narrative
This whitepaper shows the results and analysis of a survey that was undertaken to better understand the industry’s level of preparedness for switching from LIBOR to alternative reference rates (ARRs),
Uniper’s digital transformation in trading, treasury, and risk management
Read this case study to discover how Uniper, a German energy giant, has realized performance gains, cost reduction, improved stability and simpler issue resolution, tighter security, faster upgrades, and increased innovation through its migration to the cloud.
Revised Capital Requirements Regulation Rules: CRR2 Reforms And Beyond In The Age Of COVID-19
In this whitepaper, AxiomSL outlines upcoming changes to Basel regulations and the resulting challenges faced by financial institutions. AxiomSL then offers insight into best practices for identifying and resolving these challenges and creating efficiencies when addressing the ever-changing…
Building Resiliency For Times Of Disruption
This whitepaper details the five steps you can take to reduce the impacts on your organization, people, customers and business objectives.
Comparing Two Financial Crises
This paper explores the similarities between the current COVID-19 crisis and the early stages of the global financial crisis (GFC) in an effort to identify sensible investment strategies for the next few weeks.
The Complete Guide to Advanced Commodity Analytics
In this whitepaper you will discover how advanced commodity analytics can improve decision making, grow revenue, decrease costs, and increase profit throughout the entire commodity management deal-to-cash cycle and across every aspect of your organisation.