Energy
EU’s gas price caps could ‘kill’ the market, Ice official warns
Isda AGM: Price controls discourage investment and undermine market confidence, Edmonds says
Energy Risk Commodity Rankings 2023: Axpo – the power of partnerships
In the face of recent extreme volatility and price hikes, the strong partnerships Axpo has with its clients has enabled both parties to weather the storm
Energy Risk Commodity Rankings 2023 winner’s video: Axpo
Following the firm’s strong performance in the 2023 Energy Risk Commodity Rankings, Axpo Solutions' Domenico Franceschino discusses the extreme market conditions of 2022, along with future expectations for the gas and power markets
An experimental study of capacity remuneration mechanisms in the electricity industry
The authors investigate the efficiency properties of energy market designs with regard new investments, reductions in unserved energy frequency and energy prices of a generic capacity remuneration mechanism impervious to the forward capacity market.
The carbon equivalence principle: methods for project finance
A method to price the environmental impact of financial products is proposed
Alarm over gas futures market’s ongoing flight to OTC
Worries focus on potential for hidden systemic risks and lack of accessibility for smaller firms
Nasdaq exec criticises VAR models in erratic energy markets
FIA Boca 2023: Model being adopted by rivals is “bad choice” for unpredictable assets, says exchange tech official
Energy Risk Commodity Rankings 2023: adapting to new market dynamics
Winners of the 2023 Commodity Rankings provided reliability when clients faced extreme change
Aegis buys hedge advisory book from sanctioned firm
Commodity hedging company – which launched Sef last year – hoovers up business from entity that was fined for running unregistered Sef
Risk.net’s top 10 investment risks for 2023
Geopolitical frictions, sticky inflation and a hard landing are among the hazards cited by investors
EC stuns corporates by scrapping Emir swaps exemption
Industry confused as to why intragroup reporting obligation needs resurrecting
Rival TTF futures a threat to liquidity, fear energy traders
Plans by Ice and EEX to dodge EU price cap risk fragmenting the gas market
OTC share of EU gas derivatives surges to 25%
Energy price cap may supercharge flight from ETDs and affect CCPs’ ability to manage risks, Esma warns
Risk solutions house of the year: BNP Paribas
Risk Awards 2023: Liquidity swaps provided safety net for European utilities at height of energy crisis
Derivatives client clearer of the year: BNP Paribas
Risk Awards 2023: When gas prices spiked, French bank provided much-needed credit to clients hit by jumbo margin calls
Review of 2022: Fighting on all fronts
Macro headlines unleashed micro-horrors, as margins soared, correlations cracked and crypto markets imploded
Ice Europe made $7.8bn VM call in Q3
Highest cash call on record triggered by higher commodity prices as Europe energy crisis persists
EC forges ahead with commodity default fund split plans
New rules expected to require Ice Clear Europe to push commodity derivatives into separate fund
Ukraine war exposes risks in ‘naive’ ESG investing
Quants say funds have underperformed and will not aid transition to net zero
European exchanges warn on ‘damaging’ TTF price cap
EEX and Ice warn of widespread distortion as ECB prepares to assess financial stability impact of proposed cap
EC urged to reconsider TTF price cap
“Heated” discussion among European energy ministers throws planned safeguards into further chaos
Who blew up gas prices? (It wasn’t just Russia)
Government buying, climate risk and short squeezes may have led to ‘horrendous’ gas market margin calls
Erste, RBI top up provisions with €258m in overlays
Austrian lenders remain reliant on model supplements as energy squeeze looms
Energy Risk Asia Awards 2022
Recognising excellence in energy risk management