Natallia Hunik, Chief Revenue Officer with CubeLogic, spent some time this week telling me what she hears from the frontline in terms of what clients are looking for these... continue reading
During the course of a month, we talk to a lot of people in the CTRM space and pick up on a lot of intel and information. In the... continue reading
I have been an active user of LinkedIn for many years but recently, it seems to have suffered a decline that I do hope isn’t terminal. It has become... continue reading
I was recently asked to be a guest on a new podcast from LoqSea. I had a lot of fun talking with Lauren McLean about how I got into... continue reading
Talent is the key to a thriving commodities world and especially to the vendors that play within the industry. Periodically, I like to check in with headhunters to get... continue reading
Flexibility in Renewable Energy Systems: A Crucial Challenge for the Energy Transition Flexibility in power systems based on renewable energy has become a critical issue in the energy transition.... continue reading
When considering AI applications in the energy sector, use cases that come to mind normally include predictive analytics, reporting, and the automation of back-office processes and operations. Modern forecasting... continue reading
Enuit always has quite a presence in the Asia-Pacific region in our Vendor Perception Studies and so far, this year is no different (the report is in progress). Much... continue reading
Back in 2005, I wrote a book with Peter C. Fusaro called Energy & Environmental Hedge Funds – The New Investment Paradigm. Within the book, we did a bit... continue reading
As an analyst, I often find headhunters have some of the best information about what is going on in the market and so last week, I spoke with Robert... continue reading
Risk, Risk, and Risk Twice in the last few days I have been asked what I see in the market at the macro level. In both instances, I have... continue reading
ComTech innovated the Commodity Tech podcast several years ago with CTRMRadio. This year, we turned it into a video podcast as it had been and still is available in... continue reading
A short while ago, I used this blog to alert people to the BRICS clearing system and how that system would eventually have an impact on the USD. I... continue reading
Steve Hughes, now CEO at Quor Eka, is a something of a veteran when it comes to M&A with 25 M&A projects under his belt. For example, he ran... continue reading
A vendor that has significant longevity and that celebrated its 27th years anniversary this year – so long in fact that even I competed with it back in my... continue reading
ComTech Advisory LLC is excited to announce the launch of the first survey focused on energy transition technologies. The survey aims to gather opinions and data on the adoption,... continue reading
Over the last quarter century or so, as I have been directly involved in CTRM and related software, outside investment and M&A has been a consistent and ongoing theme.... continue reading
When it comes to the various risks that a commodities-focused company must deal with, credit risk is likely an area that staff from several departments are involved with in... continue reading
If you are a frequent visitor to CTRMCenter then you will know that we like to post a daily article of our own in the blog section and a... continue reading
2023/4 saw North American Utilities identified by several credit rating agencies as riskier with both Morningstar and Fitch citing credit metrics weakening on both rising CAPEX and regulatory lag.... continue reading
Having spent almost 30-years in the energy and commodity trading software sector, I have seen many changes and have always emphasized the importance of history when looking at the... continue reading
