California
PacWest’s loans jitter, deposits dwindle in race towards merger
Merging partner Banc of California also sees deposit base slip further
Sanctions threaten top pension funds’ Russia assets
Top global pension funds might dump Moscow-linked holdings in response to Ukraine invasion
Achieving a holistic view of risk in times of crisis
What happens when risks become too global in scope and increasingly uncertain for a business to manage? Jeroen van Doorsselaere, senior director – finance, risk and regulatory reporting value propositions at Wolters Kluwer, explores the key steps to…
CalSTRS CIO: new derivatives needed to hedge ESG risks
Second-largest US pension fund has also reduced fixed income allocation to 12% as rates have fallen
Quant finance courses tested by Covid’s echoing classrooms
Universities fret over drop in international students and demands of online learning
Energy Risk Commodity Rankings: Uncertain times
The winners of Energy Risk’s Commodity Rankings overcame some tumultuous times in 2019, learning lessons that are certainly required in today’s volatile environment
Top 10 op risks 2020: regulatory risk
New technology and reams of red tape make non-compliance fines more likely
Ready or not – a low-carbon economy is coming
Government and business must avert disorderly move away from fossil fuels, says Geneva Association’s Maryam Golnaraghi
Climate change spells death of certainty
Global warming threatens to upend everything risk models take for granted
Risk Technology Awards 2019: Making machines more helpful
Machine learning can be too efficient; now, vendors are looking for ways to make it more accurate. Clive Davidson looks at the stories behind this year’s Risk Technology Awards
Batteries still falling short on load balancing, study finds
Significant cost reductions – or capacity payments – still needed
US carbon trade surviving below the radar
State-level carbon trading markets are thriving without federal support
Sandor optimistic about carbon, despite EU ETS woes
Emissions prices are the wrong metric of success, he argues
Emissions House of the Year: Element Markets
Firm offers wide array of services across environmental commodities
Carbon emissions trading spreads across the globe
California, RGGI, China and UN offset markets show potential
Power market design leads traders to take advantage
The design of modern power pools is highly complex, creating plenty of opportunities for clever traders to profit by circumventing the rules, writes Vincent Kaminski
Energy Risk USA: Firms optimistic about California carbon market
Energy market participants upbeat about development of California emissions market, despite legal threats
California carbon market faces challenges
The golden state?
Lawsuit threats cloud California cap-and-trade scheme
California is set to launch the world’s second-largest carbon market, but threats of litigation have kept many potential market participants sitting on the sidelines
SEC subpoenas Wells Fargo in fraud investigation
Bank accused of failing to provide necessary evidence