Sector: Commodities

What would conceivably inspire someone to work in commodities at UBS?

UBS is getting back into commodities! After deciding to close a lot of its commodities business in 2008, it’s getting back in! It’s also hiring lots of people. According to Bloomberg it wants to hire another 40 people over the next 18-24 months. According to the Financial Times it will be prioritising agricultural commodities. All [...]

By Sarah Butcher, 2 December 2010 • 2 comments

Who is Jean Bourlot, the notorious agricultural commodities trader?

Jean-Rene Bourlot is back. According to the Financial Times, he’s joining UBS as head of commodities. This is because, after closing its commodities team a year ago, UBS is….rebuilding it again. But who is Jean? And why is he so, ‘colourful’? 1) He’s a graduate of the European business school in Paris Jean Boulot is [...]

By Sarah Butcher, 26 August 2010 • 7 comments

Bourse Africa looking to recruit commodity derivatives traders

Stock exchanges in the Old World are merging, slashing fees and fiercely competing for business. Meanwhile, over in the so-called developing world, interesting developments are afoot in the sector. One is the latest venture by Financial Technologies, which owns the Indian commodities exchange MCX as well as nine other exchanges. The Indian company is planning [...]

By Nicol Degli Innocenti, 8 April 2009 • 3 comments