Capacity
Keeping up with cloud adoption
Risk.net convened a webinar in collaboration with Murex to explore how, as more financial institutions move to the cloud, they can get the most out of their technology investments
Blockchain won’t help the UK to go P2P
Legal and practical problems mean blockchain is unlikely to change the UK’s grid, writes energy expert
Compliance preparations amid uncertain rules
A forum of industry leaders discusses how banks will define individual trading desks under FRTB, whether BCBS 239 compliance projects can help banks meet FRTB risk data challenges, which model validation obstacles banks still face and other key topics
Embracing the sea change to come with FRTB
Firms have until 2021 to implement FRTB, and those yet to begin compliance efforts risk putting themselves at a disadvantage. EY‘s financial services risk partners Shaun Abueita and Sonja Koerner explore the current level of readiness within the industry…
A call to arms – How machine intelligence can help banks beat financial crime
The revolution in artificial intelligence promises new leads in banks’ fight against dirty money. Alexander Campbell of Risk.net hosted a live online forum, in association with NICE Actimize, to investigate the applications of this emergent technology
The changing face of European power trading
Webinar: FIS
Safeguarding liquidity in a changing environment
Nick Gant, head of fixed income prime brokerage for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific at Societe Generale Prime Services, discusses banks’ evolving responsibilities for providing liquidity in a post-financial crisis environment in which…
Ensuring reliability in a rapidly changing energy landscape
Igor Koprivnikar, member of the management board at Gen-i, discusses what sets the organisation apart as the top power dealer in eastern Europe, the benefits that a global portfolio can bring for clients in regional European markets, and how strong…
FCMs warn CCPs not to compete on margin
Equity moves in February exceeded margin posted against some cleared products
Full up already? Industry divided over smart beta capacity
Research Affiliates argues trading costs will wipe out returns; critics say assumptions overblown
Intervention isn't needed to secure flexibility in power
Capacity mechanisms are not the right answer to renewables, says EEX’s Köhler
EU power traders rail against national interventions
Capacity and renewables schemes deterring investment, say panel participants
Power capacity mechanisms worry EU electricity traders
Schemes pose threat to electricity markets and integration, firms say
Capacity mechanisms spark concern from power traders
Zest for subsidies could threaten plans for unified EU electricity market
Moody's forecasts surprisingly stable UK power prices
Rating agency's steady prediction goes against market consensus
Power capacity conundrum has potential to turn sour
EU and member states try to keep lights on in different ways
Renewables risk derailing benefits of EU power integration
Market participants complain of distortion to cross-border flows
Europe should unite or die, says Lowe
NWE market coupling delays highlight need for robust EU energy regulator, says former EC director general
UK power reforms set to make prices lower and more volatile
Market participants not doing enough to adjust to likely effects of EMR, say experts, including volatility and low prices
Capacity market set to provide UK's back-up plan
An important part of UK Electricity Market Reform is the launch of a capacity market, with the first auction due to take place in December 2014. Despite initial opposition, market participants have gradually come around to the idea. Stella Farrington…
European power traders look to different sources of data
With renewables accounting for a significant and growing proportion of Europe's electricity production, energy traders are increasingly turning to different sources of data to help them gauge the impact. Gillian Carr reports
Room for improvement in Remit reporting, say power traders
Lack of renewables data means an increasingly vital part of the market is being excluded, say traders