I recently had a call with Nitin Gupta with Risk Edge as he is currently in London working with a client. Risk Edge is an Indian vendor that specializes in developing web-enabled risk analytical tools in areas like credit risk, market risk and pricing. More recently, it has...
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Paragon Energy Software joins the 2016 CTRM Conference as a Bronze sponsor. We very much appreciate their support. As they note on their website, “(Paragon) is comprised of industry experts who each have an average of over 15 years of experience in energy trading and risk management, our...
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The 2016 CTRM Conference - for those looking for answers to today's critical questions in CTRM Technology. What solutions should I need? Are my systems capable of addressing the risks and regulations in today's rapidly changing commodities markets? Wha......
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Like many I awoke to the news this morning that Britain has vote narrowly to leave the EU. Already markets are in turmoil and commodities have been impacted by that turmoil with a rush to Gold and falling Oil prices. I have thought about doing a BREXIT blog...
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Recently, I took a short briefing from Mr. Hugo Stappers of Pioneer Solutions to catch up with the company’s activities specifically in Europe. The recent Vendor Perception Study suggested that Pioneer Solutions have made some progress in terms of name recognition in Europe in recent years. I learned...
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Last week, Agiboo unveiled its new Agiblocks by subscription strategy. The concept is actually simplicity itself in that users can sign up for various levels of service on the web and for a simple, all-inclusive monthly fee. The entry price is just 179Eur/month/user for its standard offer. There...
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ComTech is seeking your participation in a new survey and research effort – this new project looks at the impacts and implications of low-priced energy commodities as they relate to ETRM system use and value. Though oil prices have recently begun to rise off their 13 year low...
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ComTech’s latest report on market views and perceptions of CTRM technology vendors and solutions has just released and is available for download or online reading. This 2016 CTRM Vendor Perceptions Report reviews and analyzes the results of an on-line poll of non-vendor market participants conducted by ComTech over...
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COP21 was held in Paris last December, finding broad consensus on the need to cut emissions by the 196 parties attending COP21. However, it will not become legally binding unless 55 countries, whose CO2 emissions represent more than 55% of global CO2 emissions, sign it prior to 21st...
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After the collapse of the merchants, credit risk was the bogeyman of the energy sector. The collapse of Enron and other merchants really had the industry focused on credit and credit risk and looking for solutions. Around that time, a couple of vendors emerged in the form of...
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