1.2.2008 - Too Many Gold Bulls?  Video news
With high demand for gold and other precious metals around the world, William Rhind from ETF Securities talks about what to do in the short term.

1.2.2008 - 4 things I learned from Société Générale
Two weeks after the scandal first broke, we still don't know exactly how Jérôme Kerviel, a lowly 31-year-old trader on the arbitrage desk at French bank Société Générale managed to build a $72 billion position in European stock index futures.

1.2.2008 - Nymex profit jumps on higher electronic trade
Nymex Holdings Inc, parent of the New York Mercantile Exchange and the target of an $11 billion takeover bid by CME Group Inc posted a better-than-expected fourth quarter profit on Friday, helped by growth in electronic commodities trading.

4.2.2008 - Managed-Futures Giant Hurt By Currencies in ‘07
Managed-futures behemoth Campbell & Co. was hurt last year by trades in the currency market, as well as in fixed-income and equities. The firm’s $11 billion Financials, Metals & Energy Large Portfolio was down 13.38% and its 22-year-old $1.5 billion Global Diversified Large Portfolio lost 11.21%—its first losing year since 1986.

5.2.2008 - CME Group profit nearly doubles
CME Group Inc which is parent of the world's largest derivatives exchange and in talks to buy the New York Mercantile Exchange, said on Tuesday quarterly profit nearly doubled, topping analysts' average forecast, driven by strong volume growth.

5.2.2008 - Navica Capital Management launches EUR50m placement of Currency Alpha Certificates
Netherlands-based Navica Capital Management has launched a EUR50m private placement of the Navica Currency Alpha Certificates in response to growing demand for direct investments into managed currency products.

5.2.2008 - NeoNet expands derivatives offering with addition of Eurex
NeoNet, a provider of high-speed direct market access brokerage services and trading software, is linking up with derivatives exchange Eurex to offer access to its range of equity index futures, including Dax futures, SMI, Stoxx and Euro Stoxx.

6.2.2008 - Placing bets on commodities
A bet on gold has paid off handsomely for investors trying to avoid the turmoil in global financial markets during the past few months, but a commitment to agriculture or platinum might prove to be smarter.

6.2.2008 - Justice Dept seeks change on futures exchanges: report
The U.S. Justice Department has called for change in financial futures exchanges, saying they should not own the trade clearing business as it inhibits competition, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

6.2.2008 - Investment Strategies in 2008  Video news
Emerging market bonds, precious metals and soft commodities are the way to go, advises V. Anantha Nageswaran, managing director at Bank Julius Baer, speaking to CNBC's Amanda Drury.

7.2.2008 - Wheat and platinum at record highs
Wheat and platinum prices continued their record breaking runs while copper hit a near three-month high. Crude oil consolidated after falling in the previous session following a huge increase in US crude stocks.

7.2.2008 - QIM’s $2.9B Global Fund ‘Struggled’ In January
Charlottesville, Va.-based Quantitative Investment Management didn’t exactly have the kind of start to the New Year it was hoping for. The firm’s Quantitative Global Program, a global diversified futures strategy, dropped 7.77% due to volatility in global equity markets.

8.2.2008 - Commodity rally keeping inflation in foreground
A benchmark for a range of commodities hit a record high on Friday, a reminder to the Federal Reserve that inflation risks loom even as it concentrates on reviving U.S. economic growth by slashing interest rates.

8.2.2008 - Tennessee Hedge Fund Fraudster Fined, Barred
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed an order of permanent injunction against the head of a Nevada hedge fund.

10.2.2008 - Watching hedge fund bets for market trends
If hedge funds are, as is often claimed, the investment vanguard, their latest moves appear to be telling financial markets it is time to take a break from the trading ...

11.2.2008 - The Future of Futures Regulation
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is, in some respects, a victim of its own success. Launched in 1975 to take futures regulation out of the sphere of the Agriculture Department, the CFTC made possible the subsequent explosion of nonagricultural futures, including energy and financial futures.

11.2.2008 - Soft Commodities Shine  Video news
Adrian Mowat, chief Asian and Emerging Markets Equity Strategist at JPMorgan Securities tells CNBC's Amanda Drury and Sri Jegarajah that the soft commodities market is booming, but difficult to invest in.

11.2.2008 - Wheat prices touch all-time high
Wheat futures jumped to a new record above $11 a bushel Monday on expectations of tight global supplies that could lead to higher prices for bread, pasta and other food.

11.2.2008 - Touradji Ramps Up Singapore Office With New Hire
Touradji Capital Management, the New York-based commodities hedge fund shop, has hired Mark Lyons as a shipping and oil specialist. He will be based in the firm’s ...

11.2.2008 - Outlook for commodities is uncertain
Stoked by rising demand, a falling dollar and rosy economic predictions, commodities like oil, corn and precious metals soared in price over the last few years. But times are ...

11.2.2008 - Goldman Sachs boosts wheat price forecast
Investment bank Goldman Sachs has raised its outlook for Chicago wheat futures by 47 percent to $13.50 a bushel after the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut projected 2007/08 ...

11.2.2008 - QIM Unveils Two New Hedge Funds
Quantitative Investment Management has launched a pair of new hedge funds. The Charlottesville, Va.-based firm in November unveiled the Quantitative Tactical Fund ...

13.2.2008 - Japan commodity funds' value drops 3 per cent to new low
The outstanding value of Japanese commodity funds in January fell 3 per cent from a month earlier to 27.4 billion yen (USD255 million), marking a record low for the fifth ...

14.2.2008 - Platinum breaches $2,000 level
Platinum continued its record-breaking run on Thursday, smashing through the $2,000 level, while oil pushed through the $95 a barrel level and US wheat prices made ...

14.2.2008 - Nymex dives into Latin America and FX
The New York Mercantile Exchange is launching its first derivatives contract for Latin America and for foreign exchange--both areas of expansion eyed by ...

14.2.2008 - Despite fear of slump, commodities are hot
The financial wizards who created and exploited complex derivatives markets but then got burned by the subprime credit crisis are now looking at more concrete investments, like oil pipelines and refineries.

16.2.2008 - Refco ex-CEO Bennett pleads guilty to fraud
Former Refco Chief Executive Phillip Bennett pleaded guilty on Friday to fraud and other charges stemming from the 2005 collapse of the futures and commodities broker.

15.2.2008 - Saracen energy fund hit with big natgas trade loss
Hedge fund Saracen Energy suffered heavy losses in natural gas futures this week, forcing it to liquidate some positions, the fund said on Friday. Saracen would not elaborate on the magnitude of its losses but energy traders said the Houston-based fund could have taken a hit in excess of USD500 million, more than a third of Saracen's estimated USD1.3 billion value. Saracen, which specializes in North American natural gas, crude oil, and power trades, insisted it had enough liquidity to remain solvent.

18.2.2008 - Dubai Merc launches new oil contracts
The Dubai Mercantile Exchange plans to launch two new crude oil derivatives contracts in the second quarter in an attempt to build further trading interest on Wall Street.

18.2.2008 - BNP Paribas, Tiberius develop commodity products
French bank BNP Paribas said on Monday it had agreed with investment firm Tiberius Group to develop actively managed commodity structured products. "We aim to provide expert advice, from a leading player in the field, on choosing the winners for investors looking at liquid and transparent exposure," Lionel Semonin, head of Commodity Investor Derivatives at BNP Paribas, said in a statement. The products aim to generate high returns across all commodities by selecting those commodities or sub-sectors which are most likely to outperform, the statement said.

20.2.2008 - Insight: Commodity bull run has a long way to go
With oil again nudging $100 a barrel, platinum above $2,000 an ounce, and even coffee, cocoa and tea at multi-year highs, the commodities market may appear overly exuberant. There are, however, still many opportunities in the sector if one is selective.

20.2.2008 - Dechert advises ETF Securities on launch of new range of ETCs
Dechert has advised longstanding client ETF Securities, through its subsidiary ETFS Commodity Securities, on the proposed listing of its new platform of short and leveraged exchange-traded commodities on the London Stock Exchange, providing short and leveraged exposure on 33 underlying commodities or indices.

20.2.2008 - Soft commodities seen outperforming other assets
Soft commodities will likely outperform other commodity asset classes over the next five years, in large part due to their ties to energy, a senior sugar trader said on Tuesday. Jonathan Boyden, head of sugar trading at Ambrian Capital, said soft commodity prices had risen by 29 per cent in the past five years -- less impressive than base metals (up 454 per cent), precious metals (up 168 per cent), and grains (up 116 per cent). But soft futures -- sugar, coffee and cocoa -- have soared by more than 20 percent since the start of 2008, powered by investment funds and speculators which are seeking big returns in agricultural commodities.

21.2.2008 - Tuono Launches Alpha Energy Fund
Tuono Corp., a Naples, Fla.-based commodity trading advisor, is adding a pair of futures funds. The firm this month launched the Alpha Energy Fund, and is prepping an equities and commodities fund for launch later this year.

22.2.2008 - Commodities enjoy stellar week
Commodity markets enjoyed an extraordinary record breaking week with new price peaks being achieved in energy, precious metals and agricultural products. Investor inflows into commodity markets appear to be gathering pace. Standard & Poor’s expects assets benchmarked to the S&P GSCI commodity index to increase by more than 20 per cent this year from an estimated $80bn to $85bn at the end of 2007.

22.2.2008 - Commodities Boom or Bubble?  Video news
Power plays in hot commodities, with Jeffrey Christian, of the CPM Group, and Gary Shilling, of A. Gary Shilling & Co.

22.2.2008 - Illinois Teachers Boosts Commodities, Private Equity Portfolio
The $41.7 billion Illinois Teachers’ Retirement System is ramping up its commodities and private equity portfolios with a slew of commitments. The system’s board has hired Gresham Investment Management, PIMCO and Schroders’ Commodities to manage $200 million each in commodities within the real return asset class, TRS’s first real return commodities investment.

24.2.2008 - Three new ETNs give access to commodities, private equity
Wall Street giant Lehman Brothers has thrown its hat into the growing market for exchange-traded notes, as the rivalry between ETNs and exchange-traded funds intensifies.

24.2.2008 - Sugar finally gets in on the commodities boom
Sugar has beaten the odds to gain nearly one-third this year despite vast supplies, as investment funds pour money into a thus-far neglected part of the commodities sector.

25.2.2008 - LME's billet futures likely to attract funds
Steel billet futures, launched on the London Metal Exchange (LME) on Monday, will eventually attract fund managers as they are an excellent indicator of the global economy, the LME's chief executive has said. But Martin Abbott told Reuters in a recent interview that he did not expect fund managers' participation quickly and said the initial liquidity would be driven by steel merchants and traders.

26.2.2008 - US Fed Fueling Hyper Inflationary Global Commodities Market Bubble
“Too much money, chasing too few commodities,” might be the best way to explain the historic rally that is underway in the global commodities markets. Central bankers in eighteen of the top-20 economies in the world have been expanding their money supplies at double digit rates for the past several years, trying to prevent their currencies from rising too quickly against the sickly US dollar.

26.2.2008 - Managers see more life in 'soft' commodities
Commerzbank money managers believe the rally in commodity prices ranging from wheat to gold will make this the top-performing sector of 2008 and have positioned their largest fund of funds accordingly. In light of the uncertainty over the global economic outlook and the difficulties in the credit markets, Commerzbank's Alternative Investment Group, which manages $540 million, is avoiding too much exposure to any single asset class.

26.2.2008 - Barclays Capital Launches Commodities Index
Barclays Capital has launched a new commodity index that will exploit the growth and demand for commodities. The Commodities Out-Performance Roll Adjusted Liquid Strategy Index is looking to give investors exposure to 12 individual liquid commodities based on fundamental and technical analysis. It will also aiming to generate alpha in “differing market cycles including stagnant or falling markets utilizing a long-short strategy,” according to the bank.

26.2.2008 - Bursa Malaysia plans dollar palm oil futures
Bursa Malaysia on Tuesday said it expected to launch its long-awaited dollar-denominated crude palm oil futures in the next four months. Dealers are bullish about the contract because it could boost the size of the world’s benchmark market in the commodity.

26.2.2008 - New steel futures begin trading on London Metal Exchange
New steel futures contracts introduced Monday in London could fill an information gap for one of the world's largest industries and shed light on global economic health, a leading British fund manager said.

26.2.2008 - World`s largest hedge fund firm now in India
Renaissance Technologies, the world’s largest hedge fund firm handling assets worth $35.4 billion (Rs 1,41,600 crore), has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to operate in the Indian stock markets as a foreign institutional investor.

27.2.2008 - Turning to Commodities  Video news
Debating how much of a role commodities should play in your portfolio, with Ivory Johnson, Scarborough Capital Management; Jason Pride, Haverford Investments; and CNBC's Sue Herera.

27.2.2008 - Oil hits new peak as commodities boom
Oil powered to a new record above $102 a barrel on Wednesday, closing in on its inflation-adjusted peak, as a slumping dollar on lacklustre U.S. economic data triggered a surge across commodities markets.

27.2.2008 - BlueGold Capital Management Launches Commodities Hedge Fund
SunGard today announced that BlueGold Capital Management, a new commodity derivatives hedge fund focused on energy, softs, agriculturals and base metals, will use SunGard’s Kiodex for commodity risk management. SunGard’s Kiodex Risk Workbench is a Web-based commodities risk management solution that integrates deal capture, valuation models, risk measurement, financial reporting and independent market data with Kiodex’s Global Market Data. Kiodex Global Market Data includes representative prices, forward curves, volatilities, volatility skews and correlations across the spectrum of commodity markets.

27.2.2008 - Managed futures with 4.1% among the best hedge fund strategies in January
In January global indexes plummeted. It had been the worst monthly result for Dow Jones and S&P 500 since 1990.

28.2.2008 - Global Carbon Market Set to Grow 56 Percent in 2008
"Point Carbon predicts that the global carbon market will see 4.2 billion tons carbon emissions (CO2e) transacted during 2008, up 56 percent from last year. At today’s prices, that would make the market worth €63 billion (USD $92 billion). The figures, published in a Point Carbon report “Carbon Market Analyst:Outlook for 2008,” see continued growth in the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), which Point Carbon speculates will be worth some €46 billion (USD $68 billion) in 2008. Options and auctions contribute to the increased volume in the EU scheme this year."

28.2.2008 - Wheat trader loses $141.5 million in unauthorized trading
MF Global, the world's largest broker of exchange-traded futures and options, said Thursday that one of its dealers had accumulated $141.5 million in losses after trading limits were "substantially exceeded" on the broker's own account.

28.2.2008 - Nasdaq OMX to join OTC commodity race
Nasdaq OMX, the exchange group, is to invest in a platform for trading over-the-counter commodity contracts, in the latest example of the convergence of OTC and exchange-traded markets.

28.2.2008 - NFA takes emergency enforcement action against Innovative Capital Management
"The National Futures Association has announced that it has taken an emergency enforcement action against Innovative Capital Management and its principal, Yehuda Belsky. Innovative is a commodity pool operator and a commodity trading adviser located in Brooklyn, New York."

28.2.2008 - Commodities: Yay or Nay  Video news
An outlook on commodities, with Alec Young, Standard & Poor's; Michael Ryan, UBS Wealth Management; and CNBC's Dylan Ratigan.

28.2.2008 - Bernanke on Commodity Prices  Video news
Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., asks Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke what effect the dollar's value is having on commodity prices.

29.2.2008 - Martello Offers Commodity Investing Version 2.0
Hedge funds investing in commodities have long championed active management over passive, index-based products. With stratospheric oil and precious metals prices pushing commodities to the forefront of asset allocation, one firm is making its case.