Eight months into her new role as CFO at Gunvor, TXF spoke with Muriel Schwab, the first ever woman to fill these shoes at the energy trader, to discuss where the company’s funding strategies will take its trading ventures in 2020.

A recent UK court judgement has finally provided clarity for businesses operating globally around how to manage US sanctions risk contractually, including risks arising from secondary sanctions. But whether this ruling blunts the potency of the US’ sanctions in the UK remains to be seen.

TXF spoke with Marcus Miller, leader of Marsh's global lenders solution group to discuss the broker's recent merger with JLT, as well as the health of the credit and political risk insurance (CPRI) market.

Baldev Bhinder, managing director of Singapore-based law firm Blackstone & Gold, explores how the opaque nature of paper-based trade finance can leave the door wide-open to mis-representation and even fraud.

Mercuria’s annual $1.2 billion Asian RCF closed last month. While the downsized deal and significant margin savings suggest the trader has a strong financial position, a continued drop in its oil trading business could spell a different fundraising story for 2020.