Feature/Commodities
Energy firms raise concerns over CFTC capital rules
Commercial swap dealers might not qualify for a treatment designed specifically for them
Doubts plague Emir reporting clean-up
Industry still advocates single-sided reporting as a way to improve EU swaps data quality
Too little, too late: Esma data won’t fix energy firms’ Mifid woes
Data confusion and unworkable exemption timeframe risk commodity market disruption
Energy industry dips toe in choppy blockchain waters
Tests of permissioned distributed ledger technology display efficiency gains, but complications persist
ETRM systems edge into cloud, but caution urged
Cloud could revolutionise ETRM systems but hurdles persist, according to survey
Commodity firms aim to tighten up on spoofing
Citigroup fine and CFTC comments put market on alert
Stability ahead? Oil prices to tighten as expectations wane
Forecast suggests drop in crude volatility in months ahead
Ferc manipulation definitions raise compliance fears
‘Vague’ anti-manipulation standards a source of frustration for energy firms
Hedge funds shift gears on commodities
Investors have flocked back to commodities. And while analysts believe this will continue, hedge fund managers see traditional investor profiles changing
Energy firms assess costs of cyber attacks
Analytics are considered key to cyber risk management
Energy Risk commodity rankings 2017: a return to risk management
Committed dealers reap the benefits of increased interest in hedging and investing
Questions remain after EC publishes position limits rules
Market participants raise concerns about extraterritoriality and hedge exemptions, while regulators are tipped to struggle
EU commodities regulation: outlook for 2017
Key regulatory matters for energy firms in the months ahead
Commodities traders question EU’s insider trading regime
Esma guidance on Mar leaves market in the dark, say critics – particularly for hedges
Energy firms given second escape path from Mifid II
Revival of capital test "a workable solution" for asset-heavy companies
‘Wrong type of liquidity’ spells trouble for energy hedges
Cyclical lull conceals structural shift as liquidity becomes shorter-dated and more flighty
Freepoint makes senior power and gas hires
Other people moves at CME, Uniper, BioUrja, Marex, Trailstone, VTB and Deutsche
Q&A: Dutch watchdog on the pitfalls of Mifid II
Catching the right energy firms – and leaving others untouched – has been tough, says Esma task force member
Carbon life force: derivatives defy coal's bleak future
Coal producers shorting volatility to collect premium, say traders
Big losses force banks to rethink energy lending
Unfunded loans and exposures to suppliers worry credit risk managers
Energy firms fear liquidity void if US capital proposals hit banks
Trades ‘wouldn’t be anywhere near making sense’ for banks
Enterprise risk management powers up at utilities
Revived focus on ERM, but expectations now more realistic on what it can achieve
Exchanges, energy brokers jostle for position ahead of Mifid II
EEX foray into non-MTF platforms sparks outcry from brokers
CFTC flexes muscles in Kraft, DRW cases
Agency pushes for broader definition of market manipulation in parallel legal battles