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Clearing rules for energy markets in focus at Expo
Panelists discuss EU measures to tackle energy crisis
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FIA asks FERC to limit scope of communications rule
FIA has offered comments to the US Federal Regulatory Commission (FERC) regarding a proposed rulemaking that would substantially expand the scope of communications that are subject to FERC’s enforcement authority.
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FIA makes recommendations on circuit breakers
The current energy crisis has been driving prices of natural gas to record levels, impacting households and businesses. The European Commission has reacted by tasking the European Securities and Market Authorities to review different areas of the market, including the use of circuit breakers by energy trading venues. In a letter to ESMA and the European Commission, FIA makes recommendations and emphasizes controls should not be used to cap prices.
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Viewpoint – Responding to the European energy crisis, as a community
As we enter the colder months at the end of the year, natural gas prices around the world remain incredibly volatile after hitting record highs recently. This is particularly the case in Europe, where I recently visited policymakers in Brussels and Paris with FIA board members. In our conversations, the energy crisis crowded out every other issue on our agenda – and with good reason.
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Energy crisis under the spotlight at FIA Forum Paris
FIA continued its European forum series in Paris on 22 September, where the industry and regulators gathered to discuss the key issues and themes impacting the cleared and listed derivatives markets.
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FIA responds to CFTC Request for Information on climate-related financial risk
FIA has responded to the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Request for Information (RFI), which sought public comment on climate-related financial risk to better inform its understanding and oversight of climate-related financial risk as pertinent to the derivatives markets and underlying commodities markets.
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US oil and gas producers shift to 'rainy day' hedging strategies as prices rise
US oil and gas producers have changed how they use derivatives to hedge price risk in the energy markets, cutting back on the overall level of protection and switching to options-based strategies, according to an analysis of public disclosures by Wood Mackenzie, the consulting firm.
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Energy crisis and euro clearing top discussions at FIA Forum Brussels
The energy crisis, the sustainability agenda, and the European Commission’s focus on shifting euro clearing from London to the continent topped the agenda at FIA Forum Brussels, where regulators and market participants gathered to discuss the pressing issues affecting the cleared derivatives markets.
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Trade associations sign letter on safeguarding the EU ETS
FIA and seven other trade associations representing financial institutions and corporates have sent a letter to the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the European Commission and the European Parliament, calling for the proper functioning of the EU Emissions Trading System to be safeguarded. The joint letter follows harmful proposals to limit financial institutions' participation in the EU’s carbon market, which would significantly impair the efficient functioning of the EU ETS, jeopardising Europe’s decarbonisation efforts.
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A Futures Industry Perspective - How EU Policymakers Should Respond to the Energy Crisis
With Europe facing an extraordinary shortage of energy triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, prices for natural gas and electricity have reached record highs. FIA provides a high-level overview of the liquidity issues emerging in the futures markets and our perspective on some of the measures now under consideration to ease the impact on utilities and other firms facing extraordinarily large margin calls.
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