The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) recent fine as part of a Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into foreign corrupt practices by Swiss energy trader Vitol S.A. should force companies with any exposure in the commodities market to reexamine their risk profiles, experts say.

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