Capital Requirements Directive (CRD)
Commodities firms fear EBA’s inappropriate capital charges
Energy lobbying overlooked as proposed regime threatens vigorous demands
EU energy firms fret over ‘massive’ impact of CRD IV
Regulators should adjust capital regime for asset-heavy commodity companies, conference hears
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
EU commodity derivatives regulation: 2016 and beyond
Market participants await key deadlines and decisions in the year ahead
Web of EU commodity rules too complex, conference told
Mifid II, Emir, Remit and other new regimes covering EU commodity markets are not well co-ordinated, according to regulators and market participants at this year’s Emart
Q&A: French regulator defends Mifid II commodity rules
Mifid II has sparked an outcry from EU energy firms, which complain the new rules will force them to curtail hedging or even exit the markets altogether. But Vincent Derbali, an official with France's AMF and a member of Esma's commodity derivatives task…
Note to Brussels: energy firms are not banks
The Mifid II push to impose capital requirements on commodities firms rests on faulty logic
Mifid II sparks frantic lobbying push by EU energy firms
European energy firms are mounting a last-minute attempt to effect changes to Mifid II even as the legislative process enters its final stages. If the effort fails, a dramatic retreat from commodity derivatives markets could be in the works, Stella…
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
EU capital requirements worry commodity trading firms
The finalisation of Mifid II in Europe has rekindled a debate over whether commodity trading firms should be subject to capital requirements. Firms are lobbying strongly against the idea, but regulators and the European Commission will have the final say
Icap Energy’s Francis wrestles with regulatory change
Icap Energy's new head of energy and commodities in Europe faced tough decisions in his first few months of the job
European power and gas liquidity hit by Mifid II fears
European energy traders say worries about the impact of Mifid II are chilling activity in longer-dated power and gas
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
EC’s Capital Requirements Directive deemed “detrimental” to energy trading
The revised proposal for the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) presented by the European Commission (EC) on July 20 has sparked serious concerns among energy companies, traders and exchanges