Dodd-Frank Act
Top 10 energy risks and challenges
Regulation and changing market dynamics among threats to energy in year ahead
Regulation remains top concern for US energy risk managers
Capital requirements, position limits and other rules still hampering liquidity, conference hears
CFTC moving to amend position limits rule, sources say
Supplemental proposal aims to ease industry concerns over hedging exemptions
SDRs urge CFTC for more help on data harmonisation
Regulator’s swap data woes are “absolutely solvable”, SDR chiefs say at meeting of the CFTC’s Technology Advisory Committee
CFTC does the right thing on trade reporting
US regulator finally moves to clean up its own swap data mess
Energy industry blasts ‘unusable’ CFTC commodity swap data
Vast variety of contracts, lack of coordination by SDRs led to reporting debacle
CFTC takes steps to clean up ‘garbage’ swaps data
Attempts to further standardise swaps in new data reporting proposals are a source of frustration for market participants
CFTC de minimis report worries US energy firms
Use of “alternate indicators” for dealing activity raises alarm bells in industry
Commodity traders cheer CFTC record-keeping fix
Regulator softens Dodd-Frank rule that energy and agricultural commodity traders had complained was burdensome
US spoofing crackdown is a case of misplaced priorities
In the world of high-frequency trading, there are worse practices than spoofing, but only spoofers are being sent to prison
Texas utility finds Dodd-Frank a source of frustration
For publicly owned Austin Energy, adapting the new US regulatory environment following the passage of the Dodd-Frank Act has been a bumpy ride
CFTC spoofing crackdown poses compliance challenges
In the wake of the first criminal conviction in a spoofing case, US commodity traders and lawyers are concerned that the vagueness of the CFTC's rule is having a chilling effect on market participants
Centrica CRO keeps watchful eye on new regulation
Managing all Centrica's financial risk is a challenging task, and one that is made increasingly complicated by regulation, chief risk officer Olivier Herbelot tells Mark Pengelly
Asia end-user of the year: Bharat Petroleum
The Indian national oil company has risen to the challenge of dealing with market and regulatory risk in the past 18 months
EU energy firms brace for Remit reporting woes
Market participants expect ‘teething problems’ as Remit trade reporting begins on October 7, while regulators offer sympathy and suggest they will go easy to enforcement
Liquidity biggest worry for RWE Supply & Trading CRO
The varied career of Uwe Schulz, CRO of RWE Supply & Trading, has led him to appreciate the dangers of liquidity risk – something that is particularly relevant in today’s energy market environment
Market participants cheer CFTC swap reporting fixes
Regulator delivers long-awaited clarification on reporting of cleared swaps, raising hopes of further CFTC action on more troublesome uncleared trades
Video: FCStone calls for balance in capital and margin rules
The CFTC must balance the needs of stability and market liquidity in its US Dodd-Frank Act capital and margin rules, says INTL FCStone's global head of risk in a video interview at Energy Risk Summit USA
Video: E.on North America compliance head praises CFTC shift
The head of legal and compliance for E.on Global Commodities North America says the CFTC is being more receptive of end-user concerns in a video interview at Energy Risk Summit USA
Energy firms praise Republican Dodd-Frank fixes
Industry groups are hopeful that a bill passed by the Republican-controlled US House of Representatives to ease the burden of Dodd-Frank on end-users will survive the threat of a presidential veto
Video: CTRM vendors weigh in on changing demand from energy firms
Vendors cite the impact of lower oil prices, M&A activity and financial regulation