December 2012 LORD COPPER: The year to come... Having reviewed 2012 in a separate, previously published piece, it is time for me to make a couple of predictions. 28 December 2012 Lord Copper LORD COPPER: The year that was … The metal industry's year was dominated by two big takeovers. 27 December 2012 Lord Copper REVIEW: Warehouse wars – put up or shut up Warehousing has always been competitive, but that sibling rivalry has turned into a full scale war within the metals community. 27 December 2012 Andrea Hotter SEC delays decision on BlackRock copper ETF The US regulator has delayed its decision on whether or not to permit asset manager BlackRock to list and trade shares in a physical copper exchange traded fund. 24 December 2012 Andrea Hotter 2013, a shakeout year for brokers How many commodities brokerage and metal trading desks will be left standing within a year? 20 December 2012 Andrea Hotter LORD COPPER: The lunatics have taken over the market In 1981, a band called Fun Boy Three (I know, but it was 1981) released a single called “The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum)”. 18 December 2012 Lord Copper HOTTER ON METALS: Copper ETFs become reality Love or loathe the concept, physically backed copper exchange traded funds are here to stay. 17 December 2012 Andrea Hotter SEC approves JP Morgan's copper ETF; blow to consumer group [UPDATE] The US regulator has given JP Morgan the go-ahead to list and trade shares in a physical copper exchange-traded fund (ETF), in a move that will come as a blow to a group of key copper consumers. 17 December 2012 Andrea Hotter SEC approves JP Morgan's copper ETF; blow to consumers The US regulator has given JP Morgan the go-ahead to list and trade shares in a physical copper exchange-traded fund (ETF), in a move that will come as a blow to a group of key copper consumers. 17 December 2012 Andrea Hotter HOTTER ON METALS: Warehouses unhappy over LME proposals The deadline for warehouse companies to submit comments on the proposed changes to London Metal Exchange delivery-out rate policies has passed – and warehouse firms are not happy. 13 December 2012 Andrea Hotter « 1 2 »