Energy
Futurisation dooms energy swap execution facilities
The US Dodd-Frank Act envisioned a new type of trading venue for over-the-counter derivatives, known as swap execution facilities (Sefs). But in the energy markets, at least, it appears Sefs are dead and traditional futures exchanges have emerged…
Canadian regulators respond to energy firms’ concerns on derivatives
Updated OTC derivatives rules satisfy concerns of energy traders, but inconsistencies with Dodd-Frank remain
Black River Commodity Trading Fund: Black River Asset Management
13th Annual European Single Manager Awards 2013
Uneconomic trading, market manipulation and baseball
Regulators, including the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, are aggressively targeting uneconomic trading in a crackdown on potential market manipulation. Such moves have striking parallels in the history of baseball - some of which might prove…
Ferc ruling raises hope of greater regulatory certainty
Ferc and turf
Ferc won’t appeal Hunter ruling, says Wellinghoff
Ferc chairman says agency won’t appeal ruling against it, but will seek to persuade Congress to change the law
Collateral and commodity market dynamics in the new normal
The new normal
Energy firms scramble to avoid swap dealer label
Switching to futures and rewriting corporate websites could help reluctant energy companies avoid having to register as swap dealers under Dodd-Frank, reports Alexander Osipovich
Risk & Energy Risk Commodity Rankings 2013 – energy
Kinetic energy
Futurisation forces hundreds of traders to sit exams
Swaps-to-futures switch at Ice – plus hedge fund regulatory changes – behind threefold jump in numbers taking futures trading exam
The art of creating a corporate energy hedging programme
The philosophy of corporate hedging
Turning points: Gazprom M&T's Rob Pringle
Turning points: Gazprom Marketing & Trading’s Rob Pringle
Alior Bank: Battling high deposit rates in Poland
What Alior has in store
Banks retreat from commodity derivatives
Wall Street retreats
Energy Risk Europe: Indexes won’t be included in MAD, say panellists
Energy indexes may not be included in EU market abuse rules, but remain likely to be hit by further scrutiny
Gazprom Marketing & Trading: Powering up for clearing
Powering up for clearing
Ice move from swaps to futures unlikely to be last, says O’Malia
The decision by Ice to speed up the transition of its cleared OTC energy contracts to futures reflects regulatory uncertainty, and is likely to be replicated by other exchanges, says CFTC commissioner
Technology House of the Year, Asia: Aspect Enterprise Solutions
Technology House of the Year, Asia: Aspect Enterprise Solutions
Exchange of the Year, Asia: CME Group’s Nymex Exchange
Exchange of the Year, Asia: CME Group’s Nymex Exchange
Asian energy markets liquid enough to sidestep Dodd-Frank compliant firms
The extraterritorial impact of the US Dodd-Frank could be sidestepped by Asian players opting to conduct swap trades with players outside of the regulation’s orbit
Ex-Credit Suisse bankers founding energy risk advisory firm
Former head of power trading joins at least one ex-colleague to found Scoville Risk Partners