TFS Energy Earns 14 Broker Awards in Environmental Finance's Market Survey
--Readers Vote TFS Energy in the Most Categories in Market Survey History
NEW YORK, February 7, 2008 – TFS Energy, a leading interdealer broker and subsidiary of Compagnie Financière Tradition, today announced its results in Environmental Finance magazine's eighth annual market survey of the leading brokers, dealers, and advisors in emissions allowances, weather derivatives and renewable energy certificates.
“With a total of 14 awards in this year's broker rankings, we are honored that our services in the environmental markets are being widely recognized,” commented David Jenkins, Director, European Energy. “This is the highest number of Environmental Finance awards we have ever won, and we couldn't have achieved such accolades without the support of our clients and the services our employees provide across the entire spectrum of the environmental markets.”
TFS Energy was recognized in 14 categories, including 'Best Broker' in eight categories. The full list of awards is as follows:
Best Broker - EU Emissions Trading Scheme
Best Broker - NOx
Best Broker - New South Wales GHG Abatement Scheme
Best Broker - Weather Risk Management - North America
Best Broker - Weather Risk Management - Europe
Best Broker - Weather Risk Management Asia
Best Broker - Renewable Energy Certificates UK
Best Broker - Renewable Energy Certificates Australia
Runner up - SO2
Runner up - Kyoto Projects (JI and CDM)
Runner up - North American Markets
Joint runner up - NOx (Reclaim)
Runner up - Emission Reduction Credits
Runner up - Renewable Energy Certificates North America
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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 energyrelated 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 was awarded 'Broker of the Year-Asia' by Energy Risk in 2007. In the 2007 Energy Risk/Risk's Commodity Rankings, TFS won 15 1st places. In Commodities Now's 2006 broker rankings, TFS Energy was awarded 'The Energy Broker of the Year' for the second successive year. In Energy Risk's 2006 commodity rankings, TFS Energy was ranked in 36 categories with nine No. 1 places. In Environmental Finance's 2006 survey, TFS Energy won seven 1st places, including best broker in weather derivatives globally and best broker in four environmental products categories. 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.