In my experience, replacing E/CTRM software isn’t something that users do lightly – if at all – until they are forced to do so. The problem is that even though the software may no longer be supported by a vendor, even though it is all held together with...
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Commodity Technology Advisory (ComTech) has been tracking the rise of ETRM solutions delivered in the cloud over many years. While the potential benefits and cost savings associated with ETRM in the cloud have always appeared to be robust, uptake across the industry has proven to be quite slow...
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Dr. Michael Kirch: Mark Higgins and Kirat Singh founded Beacon in 2014 to create a modern collaborative technology environment in the world of institutional finance. Historically, financial institutions and vendors have built closed proprietary technology to solve specific business problems. At Goldman, JPM and BAML, Mark and Kirat...
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Vuepoint Solutions has been quietly growing a business focusing on UK and European energy – in particular, the retail side of that business, for several years. It offers a couple of main products – Market VuePoint and Energy Risk VuePoint. The Market VuePoint product provides access to real-time...
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Last week, I attended the Dycotrade Customer event in Rotterdam. It was held at the private Royal Maas Yacht Club and included around 45 customers and partners of the vendor. Dycotrade describes itself as a vendor of ERP for Commodities software built on the MS Dynamics platform and...
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Brady PLC released its interim full year results for 2015 recently and in line with expectations, revenues were off 7% adjusted for currency, as a result of weaker market conditions in the second half of the year. Including in the impact of a weaker pound, the company’s results...
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As we commence a new year, commodity prices remain largely depressed and trading profits hard to find. The pundits sentiment seems to be sided with increased commodity prices through 2016 and the oil price has responded to mid east tensions as one might expect. The regulatory machine in...
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As we commence a new year, commodity prices remain largely depressed and trading profits hard to find. The pundits sentiment seems to be sided with increased commodity prices through 2016 and the oil price has responded to mid east tensions as one might expect. The regulatory machine in...
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I caught-up with Molecule Software’s leadership team of Sameer Soleja and Sam Parka recently to get an update on the company’s on-going development from both a product and sales perspective. As readers of the this blog and followers of the company know, Molecule takes pride in having crafted...
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I caught-up with Molecule Software’s leadership team of Sameer Soleja and Sam Parka recently to get an update on the company’s on-going development from both a product and sales perspective. As readers of the this blog and followers of the company know, Molecule takes pride in having crafted...
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