The 2013 global Commodity Business Awards were announced at a special ceremony at the Savoy Hotel, London. Hosted by Commodities Now magazine, the awards were presented by a variety of commodity market dignitaries and celebrated British comedian Charlie Baker.

The 2013 Award Winners:

Trading, Risk & Portfolio Management – Rewarding Excellence in:

• Energy Markets: Credit Suisse
• Industrial Metals: INTL FCStone
• Precious Metals: Credit Suisse
• Agricultural & Softs Markets: Macquarie Bank
  
• Emission Markets: Sindicatum Sustainable Resources
• Renewable Energy: EDF Trading
• Traded Commodity Markets (across all products): Macquarie Bank
  

Commodity Market Development – Rewarding Excellence in:

• Risk Exposure Mitigation: TriOptima
• Finance & Structured Products: BNP Paribas
• Market Policy & Advisory: Baringa Partners
• CTRM Software: Contigo (now Trayport Contigo)
  
• Data Management: DataGenic
• Commodity Logistics: Brady plc
• Trading Operations & Technology: Trayport
• Commodities, Legal: Reed Smith

Commodity Transactions Management – and announcing:

Commodity Deal of the Year 2013

Insch Capital Management (Black Gold Fund)

Commodity Research House of the Year 2013

Morgan Stanley

Commodity Broker of the Year 2013

ICAP

Commodity Exchange of the Year 2013

CME Group

Commodity House of the Year 2013

BNP Paribas

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“We shine the spotlight on talent, dedication and expertise driving commodity business forward,” said This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Awards Director and Publisher/Editor of Commodities Now magazine.

“Commodity Business remains critical to the world’s requirements to provide food, fuel, shelter and services to a burgeoning population. And the shifting patterns of commodity demand and supply continue to challenge participants as the structures and players in the commodity supply chain develop further,” Isherwood added.

“Since the onset of the Great Recession, these challenges have grown with the new regulatory and reporting requirements being demanded of our industry, as well as the increasing capital costs associated with commodity trading and risk management activities. This is forging a paradigm shift in the roles and relationships between market participants in what has been another transformative year for commodity markets,” Isherwood continued.

“Nevertheless, as western nations pull out of recession and developing world economies re-balance, future prospects for this industry look bright. In our business we have developed market-based mechanisms to achieve desired outcomes and, whilst not perfect, the responsibilities we have to our employers, shareholders and clients should not overshadow our need to develop markets responsibly and ethically.

“Governments, regulators, investors, speculators, traders, manufacturers, consumers – all those with a stake in the commodity industry – rely on those organisations represented here today. They are the best-in-class of the commodity business world.

“These awards recognise and reward talent and excellence throughout the commodity complex; to those companies making a significant impact on the way in which commodity business is conducted and recognising those institutions making a positive contribution to the development of markets, client responsibility, and investor satisfaction,” Isherwood concluded.

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NOTES:

The Commodity Business Awards: A two-stage process

Stage 1: The first stage for nominations concluded in September 2013. Companies from throughout the commodity complex were invited to nominate themselves or others in any one of the 20 categories of excellence.

Stage 2: The second stage took place during October 2012 and involved voting at the dedicated Commodity Business Awards website for one of the shortlisted nominees from each category drawn up by the awards panel.

Full information on the awards and the awards process is available at the website:

www.commoditybusinessawards.com

Contact:

The Commodity Business Awards were adjudicated by Commodities Now magazine and numerous market specialists.

All correspondence associated with these awards should be addressed to:

Guy Isherwood, Publisher/Editor, Commodities Now magazine

T: + 44 (0) 20 7801 0303

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