Feature/Commodities
Fintech firms seek to apply blockchain to commodities
Potential uses range from tracking physical assets to payment systems for rooftop solar
CFTC has ‘incredible view’ into markets – surveillance chief
Ex-trader Hunter sheds light on agency’s monitoring and forensic analysis capabilities
UK-EU power market integration in doubt after Brexit
Exclusion from market coupling could prove costly for UK
Nasdaq energy futures face questions over ‘artificial’ volume
One year on, NFX faces uphill battle to draw commercial hedgers
Brexit roils UK electricity firms’ carbon hedging plans
Utilities may unwind hedges amid uncertainty over EU emissions market
Photo gallery: Energy Risk Awards and Software Rankings 2016
Photographs from the Energy Risk Awards and Software Rankings 2016, in Houston and London
Negative power prices trouble US electricity firms
Influx of wind and solar sends prices below zero and wreaks havoc on models
Trade surveillance slow to catch on at energy firms
Even as EU Market Abuse Regulation kicks in, few companies have systems to flag suspect trades
Energy trading firms race to improve analytics capabilities
Surging availability of data lets firms with best market insight gain an edge
CFTC clamps down on insider trading in derivatives
Bank traders who leak information about derivatives trades to hedge funds could face charges, CFTC officials say
Dislocations highlight risks of commodity ETNs
Notes face scrutiny after problems with Barclays’ OIL and GAZ products
US banks face questions over bad oil loans
Resilience of hard-hit regional lenders scrutinised as losses mount
EU benchmark proposal may hit commodity index publishers
Platts fears indexes will be ‘less robust’ due to provision on supervised entities
Mifid II transparency rules shake up bank commodity desks
Role of voice set to dwindle, while e-trading sparks worries of predatory algos
Falling budgets are top IT worry for energy firms
Tech spending by energy trading companies is set to plummet in 2016, survey finds
Spot market for Asian LNG gaining momentum, traders say
Retreat from oil indexation fuels emergence of regional price markers
Commodity hedge funds hope for rebound after 2015 rout
As ranks of commodity funds thin, survivors say investor interest is starting to pick up
Florida utilities’ $6bn hedging loss spurs public backlash
Firms face heat over out-of-the-money natural gas hedge transactions
New EU market abuse rules worry energy traders
Ban on insider trading in commodities seen as “very tricky”
Energy industry blasts ‘unusable’ CFTC commodity swap data
Vast variety of contracts, lack of coordination by SDRs led to reporting debacle
Goldman names new head of US power trading
Other commodities moves at BTG Pactual, EDF Trading, Javelin and Munich Re
Energy firms urge EC to ease Emir clearing rules
Review highlights concerns over impact of clearing on nonfinancials
Oil rout sharpens energy companies' focus on credit risk
As defaults rise, firms step up sophistication of counterparty assessments
Embattled commodity trader Noble Group loses CFO
Other moves at Goldman, Mercuria, BNP Paribas and Cargill