News/Commodities
Quants ‘running into walls’ with AI interpretability
Some firms “stumbling” with new technology, conference hears
Model risk chiefs warn on machine learning bias
ML model outputs open to “potential bias sitting in your datasets”, says RBS model risk head
Lobbyists seek eleventh-hour Brexit relief for UK futures
EC urged to extend CCP safe harbour so listed derivatives don’t switch to OTC
Banks won’t return to commodity markets, conference hears
Energy Risk Asia: energy majors and other entities taking up space vacated by banks
Fuel spikes expected from sulphur cap on shipping
Energy Risk Asia: IMO 2020 will save lives, but also impact entire energy complex
Birchall to head LCH Asia, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Let exchanges set position limits – CFTC commissioners
Agency lacks the resources to monitor limits, say Berkovitz and Quintenz
Climate risk disclosure gains momentum but work needed: TCFD
Few firms disclose financial impact of climate risk, review finds
Strange steps down from NZX, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Spotlight on auction in €114m Nasdaq clearing blow-up
Four-member auction may have turned 39% margin breach into huge default fund loss
Dynamic gas models make for better hedges
Study highlights dwindling role of weather in market
Batteries still falling short on load balancing, study finds
Significant cost reductions – or capacity payments – still needed
New US coal plan will have minimal effect on industry
Higher emissions but little impact on price or demand for CPP replacement
Van Bergh joins Wells Fargo, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
New Venezuelan currency linked to oil-backed crypto
Government tries to tackle inflation by linking “sovereign bolivar” to petro
Options pricing shows next few years crucial for US coal
Carbon trading outweighed by building and fuel cost, research finds
TP Icap fires Phizackerley, and more
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FSB launches crypto asset monitoring framework
Metrics will focus on the financial stability risk of crypto market
Newman retires, ING's new commodities head, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Sanctions and renewables inform LME product plans
Metal exchange expansion focuses on effects of geopolitics and boom in demand for batteries
Air freight: a new frontier for hedging?
Soaring demand and risk of volatility opens way for air FFAs
UK balancing market opening up to industrials
Will efforts to open UK balancing market garner interest beyond suppliers and aggregators?
CFTC puts new spin on spoofing cases
Charges may be brought under regulation 166.3 in cases where intent is hard to prove
Iron ore: China forges ahead with internationalisation
China’s iron ore market opens up, despite weak start for crude futures