As many veterans leave the commodity trading and risk management industry as they reach retirement age, they take their knowledge and expertise with them. Newcomers are desperate to learn the business and the software and to fill the...
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We cover the topic of outsourcing in Energy & Commodities looking at both outsourcing of ETRM, CTRM and other application support services as well as the emergence of operational outsourcing – What’s driving it and where is happening?...
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In CTRMRadio 38, we talk to Quor, the new entity formed by the spin off of what was called Brady Commodities acquired by STG. Patrick Reames talks with Quor CEO, Tasja Botha, about the new vendor, its strategy...
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Amphora’s recent announcement of Alchemy – a new concentrates solution – was the latest in a series of new entries into the metal CTRM and CM space. From a situation where most metals companies had a choice of...
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To kick off the year we decided to poll a few people around the industry as to what they saw the opportunities and threats posed by 2023 might be either to the industry, their business, or both. In...
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We had quite a conversation with Andre Jaeger of Ion Commodities recently to learn more about Ion Commodities, its strategy, positioning and plans. Patrick Reames and I then discussed what we had heard as analysts in the space....
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ComTech has issued a new report available for free at ctrmcenter.com on Trends in Commodities Risk Management Technologies (https://www.ctrmcenter.com/publications/reports/trends-in-commodity-risk-management-technologies/). The report was sponsored by NASDAQ Risk Platform, Amphora and Commodities People and we discuss its findings with Adrian...
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High commodity prices and volatility, inflationary pressures and FX volatility are all features of today’s commodity markets. This is driving more emphasis on risk and cash management. We talk to Martin Hiller of FORRS and Lance Fogtman of...
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In this episode we talk with J. Lance Fogtman, VP of Product Strategy, ION Commodities and Hugo Stappers of Hitachi Energy about what they are seeing in terms of market requirements around carbon and net zero. We thanks...
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An ETRM / CTRM software acquisition and implementations can impact the entirety of a wholesale commodity-centric company and are a very significant investment in terms of cost and effort required to realize the benefits first envisioned when purchasing...
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