Customer satisfaction should be a key metric and focus for any software vendor. For CubeLogic, it is a key activity led by Global Account Management Director, Swati Kaushal and... continue reading
Last week, I had a briefing and demonstration from Loqsea who have a mission to “redefine real-time risk management and automated trading for commodity and derivatives markets,” with its... continue reading
The next generation of Enuit’s EnTrade is shaping up well, according to Ganesh Natarjan, Enuit’s COO, who told me recently that it has been showing it to customers and... continue reading
DycoTrade is a name that we had long been familiar with and had some interactions with over the years, most notably speaking at one of its user groups in... continue reading
I have always been intrigued by hedge funds – especially those operating in commodities trading and twenty years ago even wrote a book on the topic for John Wiley... continue reading
It’s not that often that existing vendors build new solutions so when Amphora announced a new metals CTRM called Alchemy, I was all ears and obtained a briefing and... continue reading
Now that VAKT has established its products through broader adoption, it has been able to establish some ROI’s and made these the focus of its new web presence. As... continue reading
The demand for external risk systems, alongside the risk management capabilities of CTRMs, is growing steadily. There are several reasons for this trend. First, real-time capabilities have become increasingly... continue reading
New E/CTRM vendors continue to emerge. Often this is because people from the industry with experience believe that there is a better way, and they want to utilize new... continue reading
Compiling this report is a massive and time consuming task and its one that we are not compensated for – ie we do it as basic research every two... continue reading
It’s not very often I get visited in my hometown of Brno, Czechia by a client. In fact, I can count this rare occurrence on one hand and must... continue reading
Last week, I attended the annual FIS European Energy User Group meeting, held in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, near the FIS office. The two-day event was well-attended by... continue reading
ComTech has long stated that C/ETRM is, in fact, a misnomer. It stands for Commodity Trading and Risk Management but over the years risk management has become increasingly complex... continue reading
Hitachi Energy occupy an interesting position as a vendor from our perspective as analysts. In earlier versions of our published book on CTRM software, we highlighted the asset heavy... 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
I recently spoke with Chris Mudry and David Glasspool of Amphora. Over the last few years, since Chris took over, Amphora has seen some success in the market with... continue reading
For any CTRM/CM vendor, implementation and support can be a key differentiator. I recently spoke with Jasmine Assan of Phlo Systems about its implementation approach and much more. Jasmine... continue reading
On the back of good growth such as achieving a 70% adoption rate in the NW European barge market, VAKT is expanding and moving onto new targets as outlined... continue reading
For Cubelogic CEO, Lee Campbell, growing Cubelogic’s business is about both organic growth and potentially, via acquisition. While significant efforts are now underway to scale the business for growth... continue reading
Fendahl sees a very hectic market for CTRM and related software now, says Henry Thornalley of Fendahl. “There are some very large RFP’s doing the rounds at the moment... continue reading
Recently, I spoke with Harshad Kolpyakwar, Head of Product Management for Energy at FIS, who shared some interesting updates regarding the ongoing technical improvements in installation and upgrade processes,... continue reading
