Energy
How energy players are reaching the limits of hedging
Commodities firms face lasting changes in 2018
Utilities turn to big data to improve pricing models
Smart meters and time-of-use rates could dampen power market volatility and improve hedging
Trade surveillance shouldn’t deter traders
Monitoring costs are forcing commodity players from market participation. It doesn’t have to be that way, say consultants
China oil future approved, March start targeted, says source
International banks see healthy interest from overseas clients
People: Shell’s Quartermain replaces Muller
Other moves at Morgan Stanley, Gunvor, Macquarie and others
Achieving business agility through CTRM systems
Today’s narrow margins mean utilities and energy traders need to cut costs and improve efficiencies, and a firm’s choice of commodity trading and risk management system will be crucial in the battle to become as agile as possible
OTF uncertainty adds to Mifid II guesswork
Commodity firms need clarity on new type of venues to adjust to imminent rules
Energy Risk Asia Awards 2017: The winners
Societe Generale takes finance house and research gongs; Citi picks up derivatives award
Commodity finance house of the year, Asia: Societe Generale
Energy Risk Asia awards, 2017: Green initiatives drive bank’s Asian energy funding business
Q&A: Giancarlo stresses importance of international relations
EU regulatory inexperience causes problems for CFTC chairman
Q&A: CFTC’s Quintenz weighs swap dealer threshold impact
Activity-based threshold could be ‘disincentivising’ dealers, says commissioner
Top 10 energy risks and challenges
Regulation and changing market dynamics among threats to energy in year ahead
Quintenz: former CFTC leadership failed commodities end-users
Commissioner says regulator “poorly defined populations and risk” under Obama administration
People: Genco opens Singapore office, hires head of major bulks
Recent changes at dry cargo, gas trading and gold market participants, among others
Are failure indexes fair play?
Regulators must clarify stance on trading off big-data forecasts of outages, writes energy consultant
Esma reviews gas and power spot month definition
Definition key to setting EU position limits
People: JP Morgan bolsters commodities research
US bank recruits oil strategist, as Societe Generale, OpenLink and others ring changes
Ferc urged to prop up illiquid natural gas indexes
A lack of willing price reporters is eroding confidence in key benchmarks
People: US Senate confirms slate of regulatory appointees
Giancarlo confirmed as CFTC chairman, while Quintenz and Behnam join as commissioners; Chatterjee and Powelson restore Ferc quorum
Commodity finance house of the year: Societe Generale
Energy Risk Awards 2017: French bank shows breadth of strengths across energies
Ferc’s Collins dismisses algo trading fears
Surveillance chief says HFT is yet to take hold in the power and gas markets
‘Reauthorising’ CFTC could alter firms’ attitude to EU position limits
If the Commodity End-User Relief Act is passed, it could mean substantial industrial change in the US – and Europe
Energy CROs: cyber risk can only grow
Major cyber attacks on energy trading and infrastructure considered inevitable