TFS Energy Awarded 'Broker of the Year' by Energy Risk
June 11, 2008 - TFS Energy, LLC, a leading interdealer broker and a subsidiary of Compagnie Financière Tradition, today announced it earned the 'Broker of the Year' title in the 2008 Energy Risk Awards. David Pinchin, COO of Tradition, accepted the award in Houston at a ceremony hosted by Energy Risk USA, a premiere event in the energy industry.
"We are honored to receive this prestigious award, and we would like to thank our clients and staff who helped make this possible," commented Mr. Pinchin. "This award encompasses oil, natural gas, electricity, coal, emissions, metals and weather. We are proud that our hard work to maintain a leading position in these markets is being so widely recognized."
Other recent accolades include earning the 'Deal of the Year' by Environmental Risk for brokering the first gold standard carbon deal in China. Energy Risk also voted TFS first place in 15 categories in the publication's 2008 rankings and voted the firm as 'Broker of the Year- Asia' in 2007.
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About TFS
Founded in 1985, TFS is a market leader in the brokering of financial and non-financial products. With offices worldwide, the Company covers currency options, equity and property derivatives, freight, precious metals, energy and pulp & paper markets. TFS Energy brokers a full spectrum of OTC energy and energy-related physical and derivative products, including electricity, natural gas, crude oil and refined products, coal, environmental products, weather derivatives, and exchange-traded futures and options. TFS Energy is a founding member of The Green Exchange (www.greenfutures.com). In Environmental Finance's survey, readers voted TFS Energy in 14 categories, including 'Best Broker' in global weather derivatives. TFS Energy was awarded 'Broker of the Year-Asia' by Energy Risk in 2007. In the 2007 Energy Risk/Risk's Commodity Rankings, TFS won 15 first places, including best broker in all weather categories. In Commodities Now's 2006 broker rankings, TFS Energy was awarded 'The Energy Broker of the Year' for the second successive year. TFS is a subsidiary of Compagnie Financière Tradition (CFT), one of the world's top three interdealer brokers in financial and commodity-related products with a presence in 24 countries and 2,200 employees. CFT is listed on the Swiss Exchange (Symbol: CFT). For further information, please visit www.tfsenergy.com.