Remit
EU power balancing faces major changes
Three upcoming pieces of legislation will have significant effects on balancing trades for the UK, says energy expert
Are failure indexes fair play?
Regulators must clarify stance on trading off big-data forecasts of outages, writes energy consultant
Energy and commodities voice broking will never die
Over-the-counter markets have been under siege in recent years. They won’t disappear, writes Mark Earthey
Survey: CTRM system upgrades fail to impress
Energy trading and risk management software implementations are a huge investment, yet not all are considered worthwhile, according to a survey by Risk.net
Energy firms increase use of trade surveillance technology
Robotic process automation could be next step for trade surveillance
European energy clearing stalls amid conflicting rules
Energy trading volumes continue to rise in 2016
Commodities traders question EU’s insider trading regime
Esma guidance on Mar leaves market in the dark, say critics – particularly for hedges
Trade surveillance slow to catch on at energy firms
Even as EU Market Abuse Regulation kicks in, few companies have systems to flag suspect trades
European energy regulators step up market surveillance
Despite quality concerns, monitoring of Remit trade data is under way, officials say
Energy firms under pressure to improve trade surveillance
Monitoring at most energy firms inadequate for regulation, say consultants
EU energy firms ‘working in the dark’ on Remit reporting
Uncertainty lingers even as firms begin reporting bilateral power and gas trades
Technology and regulation
Energy Risk, in association with OpenLink, presents a summary of a technology and regulation breakfast briefing held recently in London. The invitation-only event convened heads of regulation and compliance, chief technology officers, consultants and…
ETRM systems emerge as the cockpit for business
In an increasingly complex marketplace, energy trading and risk management (ETRM) systems have become the flight deck from which firms pilot their entire business activity, says Sidhartha Dash, research director at Chartis Research
Surveillance of EU energy markets set to increase
Regulators expect to make major advances in EU wholesale energy market monitoring now that trade reporting has begun, but some participants fear that different approaches across borders will lead to inconsistent enforcement
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
Vendors slam ‘uncooperative’ energy exchanges over Remit
Exchanges maintain tight grip on data amid new EU reporting regime for power and gas markets, disappointing some market participants
Probes of EU energy market abuse set to jump with Remit
The October 7 launch of Remit trade reporting is expected to spark a flurry of new investigations into suspected abuse of EU power and gas markets
Video: Alberto Pototschnig, director of Acer
Acer director talks about progress on Remit and power market coupling
Energy firms concerned by Mifid II ‘ability test’
The definition of a financial instrument under Mifid II and the structure of two key exemptions are worrying energy trading firms such as utilities
Market participants worry for European energy liquidity
Banks, energy firms and regulators expressed concern about the impact of regulation on EU energy market liquidity at Energy Risk Summit Europe on June 24 and 25
Remit breaches already being investigated by Acer
Acer was already investigating breaches of Remit, but needed more resources to carry out its role, said director Alberto Pototschnig, speaking at Energy Risk Summit Europe