We would like to thank Agiboo for their Bronze sponsorship of the 2017 CTRMConference to be held in Amsterdam on October 5th. Agiboo BV, headquartered in The Netherlands, is a provider of commodity trade and risk management solutions with a focus on agricultural and soft commodities and specifically Cocoa,...
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We are pleased to announce that Saurabh Goyal will be presenting at the 2017 CTRM Conference on Blockchain. Saurabh, is the founder and chief product architect at Satoshi Systems Limited – a firm focusing on using blockchain in the commodity trade finance use case. Saurabh has 15 years...
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Aspect have signed up as a break sponsor for the 2017 CTRMConference. Aspect (www.aspectenterprise.com) is a leading global provider of multi-commodity trade, risk and operations management applications delivered Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) in the cloud. With almost 500 customers in 90 countries, it’s one of the fastest growing providers with...
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A few years ago, I was in charge of the operations of a power trading in firm in Prague reporting to the Board of Directors. I discovered just how stressful a job can truly be and I learned a lot about the realities of commodity trading and businesses...
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In a world now apparently filled with fake news – I thought this interesting – fact checking on a statement by Starbucks about coffee trade….from Politifact. By Jon Greenberg on Monday, May 8th, 2017 at 5:58 p.m. The ubiquitous coffee retailer Starbucks buys about 3 percent of the...
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Infosys Consulting’s Commodity Trading & Risk Management (CTRM) practice sits within a broader Commodity Consulting organization, and focuses on all activities in the commodity trading/risk and the logistics value chains. We cover the full range of physical and derivative commodities including the energy complex (oil, gas, power, emissions...
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AxiomSL, the global provider of regulatory reporting and risk management solutions announced today that Trafigura PTE Ltd, a leading commodity trading firm, will begin using AxiomSL’s platform for its global trade and transaction reporting. Trafigura has offices in thirty-six countries on six continents and has built world-class business...
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ComTechAdvisory: What is Kynetix interest in Blockchain technologies? Scott Riley: There are three primary drivers to Kynetix’s interest in DLT...
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I often have to field the question regarding ETRM software for European power and related commodities. What is the best commercial solution? The answer isn’t easy. European power markets have developed over time primarily as regional markets within countries or areas like the Nordics. As each market evolved...
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A story in today’s Financial Times highlights the growing need for traceability by commodity firms. Olam is under attack for both excessive deforestation in Africa and lack of visibility into its suppliers around its Palm Oil business while many of its competitors have committed to sustainable sourcing of...
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