EU asks CFTC to delay application of Dodd Frank extra territoriality rules
See this article on Bloomberg about the latest developments in the upcoming expiration of the Dodd Frank extra territoriality exemption.
ACER 2014 Work Programme
ACER have published their draft 2014 work programme here. The REMIT section is as expected. There is an open hearing about this in Ljubljana next week for those interested, although…
Interesting piece on the Turkish Electricity Market
The Turkish Electricity Market is in the process of deregulating. There is an interesting piece here from PwC on the latest developments
When is EMIR reporting going to start?
We have seen more than one change of date under EMIR over the last 2 weeks, including both trade reporting and clearing. On the trade reporting side, we saw the…
ACER Conference Slides
ACER have put up some of the slides from their conference last week here.The conference did not include REMIT, which is being included in the various "open consultation meetings" that…
EMIR Trade Reporting Start Delayed 3 months
The new footnote on the ESMA EMIR page may imply a further delay to The first reporting date (of IRS and CDS) , to November, which would have a knock…
Another gas market manipulation story
The Guardian ran another story on Friday on gas price manipulation, which can be seen here. It relates to allegations that during the recent cold winter, participants held back gas…
Paper from Global Energy Advisory on the cashflow impacts of EMR and EMIR
Global Energy Advisory have just issued their latest white paper on the cashflow impacts of EMR and EMIR on the energy industry. It can be downloaded from here.On the EMIR side, it does raise the question about…
Another Oil Index Manipulation Article
Another article from Reuters on the oil index manipulation story here. They reproduce the questions that the European Commission are asking.