Fraud and market manipulation have been the top enforcement priorities of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) since the 2005 Energy Policy Act. FERC continues to investigate and bring enforcement actions against companies engaging in energy market manipulation. It is imperative for energy companies and other businesses to monitor the developments in this area to ensure that their compliance programs are up to date. In the webcast “FERC's Anti-Market Manipulation: Enforcement and Compliance Issues to Watch Out For,” Principal Carolyn Berry and co-presenter John R. Morris, of Economists Incorporated, present an in-depth analysis of the fundamentals as well as recent developments in FERC’s anti-market manipulation.
Key topics include:
- An overview of energy market manipulation
- FERC investigations
- Recent cases interpreting the statute of limitations
- FERC’s enforcement program
- Outlook for the future