Basel III
Q&A: CFTC’s Quintenz weighs swap dealer threshold impact
Activity-based threshold could be ‘disincentivising’ dealers, says commissioner
Deal of the year: Citi
Citi acquired at least a dozen commodity books from rival dealers in 2014
EU commodity trading firms face capital punishment
Imposing CRD IV capital rules on trading houses, utilities and oil majors carries huge costs and makes no sense
Commodities regulation since the financial crisis
Risk.net presents an interactive timeline looking at major regulatory developments affecting commodity markets since the global financial crisis of 2008
Commodity traders won’t replace banks, says Citi’s Staley
Citi head of global commodities “doesn’t lay awake at night awaiting a full-scale assault” from non-bank companies, such as oil majors and commodity trading houses
Energy Risk Europe: Commodity derivatives rules flawed, says SEB’s Iwarson
Derivatives regulation will impede attempts by banks to compete and do lasting damage to European market, says founder of SEB’s commodity business
Banks retreat from commodity derivatives
Increasing capital requirements and other regulatory constraints are cutting the headcount and risk-taking ability of banks in commodity and energy derivatives. Might this diminished role pave the way for less regulated participants to take their place?…
Banks cut commodity VAR as regulatory reform bites
Basel capital rules and regulatory reform stymie risk appetite of major banks in commodities
As banks retreat who will dominate US power trading?
Squeezed by the Volcker rule and Basel III, banks have been pulling back from US electricity markets. Who will become the new power-trading champions, and should hedgers be worried about liquidity? Alexander Osipovich reports
Energy Risk CEE: New EU regulations create confusion for firms, says panel
A new alphabet soup of financial services and energy market regulations are making firms nervous about their ability to comply, said panellists at Energy Risk's Central and Eastern Europe conference