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... continue reading
ComTech Advisory: How do you see the market for credit solutions in commodities right now and what is driving that? Ian Tobin: We are seeing a lot more activity... continue reading
The 2022 Commodity Technology Advisory’s Vendor Perception Study (VPS) is a biennial survey and analysis conducted to establish end-user and market influencer perceptions of the CTRM vendors and software... continue reading
Russ Meyer, a Partner with Capco, visits with Patrick Reames of Commodity Technology Advisory on this episode of Conversations with Leaders in CTRM Technology. Mr. Meyer discusses how ETRM... continue reading
Mr. Ken Han, co-founder and CEO of Enuit visits with Patrick Reames, co-managing director of ComTech Advisory in this episode of Conversations with Leaders in CTRM Technology. Mr. Han... continue reading
The integration of trade and risk management solutions with the corporate accounting solution has long been an area of focus for commodity companies and software vendors alike. There are... continue reading
As we face an interesting winter in Europe with volatile power and gas prices, potential power cuts and more, batteries and their role in the grid have come increasingly... continue reading
Amphora has been working a new CTRM solution for concentrates called Alchemy. ComTech asked Sales Director David Glasspool at Amphora about this initiative as it isn’t often an existing... continue reading
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... continue reading
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... continue reading
Commodity trading is fraught with various types of risk. In recent years, the number of types of risks that businesses that trade, procure, consume, or use commodities are exposed... continue reading
Current market conditions are forcing many firms exposed to commodities to perform a re-evaluation of their credit risk systems and business processes. As most commodity prices are extremely volatile... continue reading
The Commodity Technology Advisory LLC (ComTech) CTRM Sourcebook of vendors and products is designed to be a highly usable and rich resource of information to those seeking insights into... continue reading
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... continue reading
An interview with Luca Pedretti – COO, Co-Founder, Pexapark ComTech Advisory: How did Pexapark start? Luca Pedretti: Together with Michi, we had a vision to address the growing needs... continue reading
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... continue reading
In this episode of Conversations with Leaders in CTRM Technology, Patrick Reames visits with Dr. Jens Bartenschlager, Co-founder and CEO of Fidectus. Dr. Bartenschlager provides an overview of the... continue reading
Tasja Botha, Business Lead of Brady Commodities visits with Patrick Reames in this latest edition of Conversations with Leaders in CTRM Technology. Ms. Botha discusses the impact of current... continue reading
An interview with Advanced Freight Trading Leadership ComTech Advisory: Tell us a little about your new venture and its objectives? Advanced Freight Trading: We are a diverse and experienced... continue reading
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... continue reading
In an era that is likely to be dominated by the energy transition, metals are set to become the new foundation of modern society. As more of everything is... continue reading