Energy Risk
EC sides with big energy companies in Mifid II spat
Commission urges Esma to restore ‘capital employed’ test desired by industry
Technology and regulation
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EC seeks redo of controversial Mifid II commodity provisions
Rules on ancillary exemption and position limits sent back to Esma
Spot market for Asian LNG gaining momentum, traders say
Retreat from oil indexation fuels emergence of regional price markers
EU position limits pose headaches for national regulators
Proposed Mifid II limits on thousands of commodity contracts worry some officials
The shale revolution devours its children
After a few years of irrational exuberance, US oil drillers are feeling the pain
SGX hopes to shake up LNG market with new index
Traders cautiously optimistic about ‘Singapore Sling’ index and derivatives
Quant Ideas: How VAR can add value to energy market analysis
Alessandro Mauro shows how using value-at-risk can improve market risk analysis in the energy sector
Commodity hedge funds hope for rebound after 2015 rout
As ranks of commodity funds thin, survivors say investor interest is starting to pick up
OTC trading will live on, SG’s top US commodity trader says
Corporates still need banks for complex, structured deals, says Koppel
Hedge fund Millennium expands in energy trading
Other hires at Noble Group, JP Morgan and Mercuria
SDRs urge CFTC for more help on data harmonisation
Regulator’s swap data woes are “absolutely solvable”, SDR chiefs say
EU capital rules for energy traders not as bad as feared – PwC
Commodity firms can slash Mifid II capital charges by 40%, report finds
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”
CFTC does the right thing on trade reporting
US regulator finally moves to clean up its own swap data mess
Energy industry blasts ‘unusable’ CFTC commodity swap data
Vast variety of contracts, lack of coordination by SDRs led to reporting debacle
To assess liquidity risk, one must ask the right questions
A mathematician’s insight during World War II can help guide risk managers today
Mifid II one-year delay not enough to solve problems, energy industry says
Energy firms frustrated by lingering uncertainty on Mifid II exemption
Quant Ideas: market-making, risk and information in commodities
High volatility and noisy data sets have profound implications on risk management in commodity markets
Goldman names new head of US power trading
Other commodities moves at BTG Pactual, EDF Trading, Javelin and Munich Re
Risk management: Energy trading systems
Introduction
Energy Risk Commodity Rankings 2016: Rise of the non-banks
Non-banks shine in rankings of the top dealers and brokers in global commodity markets
CFTC takes steps to clean up ‘garbage’ swaps data
Market participants frustrated at attempts to further standardise swaps in data reporting proposals