Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (Acer)
Room for improvement in Remit reporting, say power traders
Lack of renewables data means an increasingly vital part of the market is being excluded, say traders
Trade repositories eye Remit opportunity
Entities backing trade repositories for OTC derivatives show interest in registering as RRMs
European regulators get to grips with Remit monitoring
By mid-2014, the Regulation on Wholesale Energy Market Integrity and Transparency is expected to see European energy market participants reporting masses of information about their trading activity to regulators. How do regulators intend to use this data…
Gas market participants rail against mandatory bundling
The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators hopes a new network code on capacity allocation will promote a more efficient and open gas market in Europe. But market participants warn the principle of mandatory bundling embedded in the code could…
Mandatory bundling will damage trading in European gas, say firms
Capacity Allocation Mechanism network code could restrict gas trade at physical hubs and interconnection points
NWE power market coupling struck by delays
The European Union’s biggest power market coupling project to date has been beset by delays and will not now be be completed before the end of 2013. What is behind the setbacks and what do they mean for continuing efforts to forge a pan-European…
Q&A: Alberto Pototschnig, Acer
Alberto Pototschnig was appointed as the inaugural director of the Ljubljana-based Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators in 2010. In an exclusive interview, he speaks to Mark Pengelly about market manipulation, financial regulation and the…
Remit definition of insider information “pretty obvious”, says Acer director
Pototschnig dismisses concerns of energy firms over European Regulation on Energy Market Integrity and Transparency
European energy firms struggle with unclear Remit rules
Remit is ushering in an array of new reporting requirements designed to curb abuse in European energy markets. But firms are struggling to make sense of the requirements. Gillian Carr reports
Remit guidance requires more specific definitions
Acer guidance on Remit needs to contain clearer definitions of market manipulation and insider trading, and could cause serious liquidity problems, say market experts. By Ellen Davis
Remit reporting requirements remain unclear
Remit continues to pose problems, as energy firms look for clarity on how to meet the requirements
Regulation a concern for CEE power and gas traders
Regulation, market coupling and the drawback of import/export tariffs were some of the most pressing issues discussed at Energy Risk’s central and eastern Europe conference last month. Gillian Carr reports
Is Remit too big a burden for energy market participants?
Remit, the EU’s new energy trading regulation, sprung from political concerns about market abuse. The provisions will massively increase reporting requirements for energy producers. But do they go too far, and is the body charged with collecting market…
EC committed to providing clarity on supply and trade transparency rules, says DG Energy policy expert
Clarifications on two sets of data transparency rules for European energy markets are in the works, according to European Commission policy expert
Acer to issue guidelines to clarify Remit definition problems, says Pototschnig
The head of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators says new non-binding guidance will appear shortly after the Remit regulation is published in the EU's official journal
Energy firms need to gear up for Remit insider-trading rules, lawyers warn
As early as December, energy trading firms could be subject to a compliance regime for Europe's complex - and confusing - new insider-trading rules
Energy Risk Europe: Remit language too loose, say panellists
Weaknesses exist in the language of new rules meant to prevent use of insider information and other forms of market abuse in the wholesale energy sector
Preparing for new EU data requirements
As the European Union moves towards mandatory fundamental and post-trade data reporting obligations, Alex Davis examines whether the energy industry is ready for the task
EU quells dual-reporting fears over energy market proposals
EC makes sure dual reporting will not be an issue in latest energy market regulation proposals
EU proposals leave energy firms cold
September saw the first draft proposals on new EU financial markets regulation. With these running parallel to the energy market’s regulatory changes long in the pipeline, Alex Davis examines the worries for the industry