Articles by Stella Farrington
Enterprise risk management powers up at utilities
There has been a resurgence of interest in enterprise risk management (ERM) recently. What can ERM offer beleaguered utilities?
Plastics hedging rising amid US chemical industry boom
Interest in plastics derivatives is rising as a result of changing market dynamics, but major obstacles still limit its growth potential, finds Stella Farrington
Cargill sees growth in plastics hedging
Swaps unit of commodity trading giant describes increasing need for derivatives on resins prices
UK-EU power market integration in doubt after Brexit
Exclusion from market coupling could prove costly for UK
Brexit sparks worries about trade reporting
UK energy firms fear leaving EU may usher in new layer of reporting rules
Brexit roils UK electricity firms’ carbon hedging plans
Utilities may unwind hedges amid uncertainty over EU emissions market
Credit risk in energy: Best practices for challenging times
Low prices across the commodity spectrum have made credit risk a higher priority for energy firms worldwide. This webinar, brought to you by Energy Risk and Moody's Analytics, brings together thought leaders from across the industry to discuss the best…
UK commodity traders face regulatory chaos from Brexit
Some trading units may move to EU to retain passporting rights
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
European energy regulators step up market surveillance
Despite quality concerns, monitoring of Remit trade data is under way, officials say
Energy firms under pressure to improve trade surveillance
Monitoring at most energy firms inadequate for regulation, say consultants
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
EU energy firms ‘working in the dark’ on Remit reporting
Uncertainty lingers even as firms begin reporting bilateral power and gas trades
IT heads of energy trading firms wrestle with budget cuts
Migration to cloud-based solutions considered as budgets fall 20–25% in 2016
Falling budgets are top IT worry for energy firms
Tech spending by energy trading companies is set to plummet in 2016, survey finds
EC seeks redo of controversial Mifid II commodity provisions
European Commission demands revisions to draft Mifid II rules on ancillary exemption and position limits that had proved contentious for EU energy firms
Spot market for Asian LNG gaining momentum, traders say
Changing market fundamentals are expected to transform the way LNG is traded in Asia in the next several years, fuelling the emergence of a regional spot index and derivatives market
SGX hopes to shake up LNG market with new index
Asian LNG traders voice cautious optimism about ‘Singapore Sling’ spot-market index and derivatives contracts
EU capital rules for energy traders not as bad as feared – PwC
Commodity trading firms can slash Mifid II capital charges by 40% through optimisation of derivatives portfolios and application of new Basel rules, report finds
New EU market abuse rules worry energy traders
Ban on insider trading in commodities seen as “very tricky”
Mifid II one-year delay not enough to solve problems, energy industry says
The anticipated one-year delay to January 2018 of implementation of the Mifid II rules still leaves energy firms little time to respond to the regime, given the number of key rules still not finalised
EU commodity derivatives regulation: 2016 and beyond
Market participants await key deadlines and decisions in the year ahead