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Commodity volatility increases need for risk management
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No need to be negative about negative prices
Electricity prices falling below zero are not a sign of end times, but a valid price signal
Negative power prices trouble US electricity firms
Influx of wind and solar sends prices below zero and wreaks havoc on models
Credit risk in energy: Best practices for challenging times
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UK commodity traders face regulatory chaos from Brexit
Some trading units may move to EU to retain passporting rights
Centrica loses chief risk officer
Olivier Herbelot set to join LNG firm Cheniere, sources say
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
Nasdaq energy exchange to get new CEO
Sales head Rick Beaman to take over upstart US futures exchange
Ex-Goldman coal veteran builds ‘customer-focused’ trading firm
Javelin Global Commodities CEO sees opportunities amid bank retreat from physical markets
Noble Group founder to step down
Other moves at Goldman, ICBC, Phibro, StanChart and TrailStone
EU energy firms fret over ‘massive’ impact of CRD IV
Regulators should adjust capital regime for asset-heavy commodity companies, conference hears
Emir clearing mandate for NFCs is unjustified – EDF Trading
No good reason to subject energy firms to mandatory clearing, says firm's head of regulation
European energy regulators step up market surveillance
Despite quality concerns, monitoring of Remit trade data is under way, officials say
Shell compliance chief rues ‘perverse outcome’ of Mifid II
New EU rules may fragment liquidity and spur regulatory arbitrage, conference hears
EU energy firms uneasy over inside information proposals
List of information expected or required to be disclosed under the Market Abuse Regulation is 'misleading', say industry groups
Energy firms under pressure to improve trade surveillance
Monitoring at most energy firms inadequate for regulation, say consultants
Teetering on the brink of the ‘energy cliff’
Declining ERoEI – energy return on energy invested – is a worrying trend
Esma changes to position limits seen as ‘sensible’
Regulator allows higher limits for less liquid commodity derivative contracts
Beware the hype around analytics
As energy traders make greater use of big data, lessons of the past should not be forgotten
EU energy firms kept waiting by stand-off over Mifid II rule
Progress on ancillary exemption halted by ‘political’ dispute between EC and Esma
Energy trading firms race to improve analytics capabilities
Surging availability of data lets firms with best market insight gain an edge
Citi appoints new Asia-Pacific commodities head
Stuart Smith joins Citi from Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Goldman hires new co-head of commodities trading
Bank taps Mercuria's US power and gas head for senior role