- 30Oct
COVID-19 raises governments’ food security concerns, demand for U.S. crops: ADM CEO
CHICAGO (Reuters) – COVID-19 outbreaks are increasing governments’ food-security concerns, and importers need U.S. corn and soybeans for the first time in a long time to meet demand, Archer Daniels Midland ADM.N Chief Executive Officer Juan Luciano said on Friday….
0 comments Read more30Oct8 ways commodity management technology improves biomass supply chains
The list of reasons why biomass producers, traders and energy generators need to innovate and digitalise is continuously growing. The challenges of managing lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions, varying national regulations for forestry certifications, political and public interest in biomass subsidies…
0 comments Read more30OctMastercard and GrainChain Bring Blockchain Provenance to Commodity Supply Chain in Americas
Godfrey Benjamin Oct 29, 2020 Payments giant Mastercard has announced a partnership with GrainChain, a blockchain-based supply chain management firm to enhance visibility for producers and consumers in the commodity supply chain in Latin America and North America. According to the…
0 comments Read more30OctConsequences of Trump’s steel tariffs hurt two Pennsylvania mills
The same fire that melts the butter hardens the egg. That “same fire” in Western Pennsylvania, the birthplace of American steel, was President Trump’s Section 232 tariffs. They hardened the barrier against steel imports while melting the aspirations of steelmakers…
0 comments Read more30OctBanks fold climate, pandemic and cyber risks into CCAR
OpRisk North America: anchoring idiosyncratic risks to macro scenarios a challenge, say experts Source: Risk feed
0 comments Read more30OctU.S. biodiesel production capacity declined slightly in 2019
According to the most recent data, annual U.S. biodiesel production capacity decreased by 2%, or 49 million gallons, between January 2019 and January 2020. As of January 2020, biodiesel production capacity in the United States totaled 2.5 billion gallons (gal)…
0 comments Read more30OctCommodity Management and CTRM – where is the Beef? Opinion
A few years ago, ComTech had a go at defining a variety of software categories including ‘Commodity Management’, ‘CTRM’ and ‘ERP for Commodities.’ Since then, with an increasing interest on moving and managing physical commodities and declining trading margins, more…
0 comments Read more30OctAlgos make market thinner, but not less liquid – BIS
Trading robots change market microstructure, central banks conclude; new liquidity metrics may be needed Source: Risk feed
0 comments Read more30OctBankmed embarked on digital transformation with Acumen-net
Profile Software, a leading international financial solutions provider, announced today that Bankmed, one of the largest banks in Lebanon, went live with Acumennet by Login SA, a Profile Company, as their Group wide Treasury platform, embarking on a major digital transformation to…
0 comments Read more30OctAI – Expectations vs. Reality
AI – Expectations vs. Reality Artificial Intelligence is an evolving and chaotic system – sometimes minor variations in expectations can give a dysfunctional result. We make assumptions for the machines to work in a certain way and try to implement…
0 comments Read more29Oct2020 Vendor Perception Study Report Now Available…
The 2020 Commodity Technology Advisory’s Vendor Perception Study is a biennial survey and analysis conducted to establish end-user and market influencer perceptions of the CTRM vendors, and to determine market leadership perceptions as well as buying criteria and brand awareness…
0 comments Read more29OctEmbracing the new reality. A Bank’s perspective
In many instances, technology helps Banks to better address challenges and prepare for the future. However, available as it may be, it is common that technology is not always properly used. Financial institutions across the world have not always been…
0 comments Read more29OctTorq Commodities Adopts Satoshi Systems’ Minerva (CTRM) Platform to Digitalise Their Trading and Business Workflows
Satoshi Systems to Implement Minerva CTRM for Torq Commodities Implementation of Minerva will digitalise TORQ’s business processes and increase operations efficiency through various existing and custom built modules. The system does everything our company needs, plus there are additional cutting…
0 comments Read more29OctNatural gas prices and renewable capital costs affect the generation mix in China
In the International Energy Outlook 2020 (IEO2020), the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that electricity generation in Asia will more than double between 2019 and 2050. EIA analyzed the impacts of changing the price of natural gas and the…
0 comments Read more29OctRiko Eksteen at FinJS @ Home
FinJS @ Home, organised by Openfin, will take place virtually on November 17th, 2020. We are excited to announce that Riko Eksteen, Head of Desktop Strategy at Adaptive and co-chair of the FDC3 project at FINOS (Fintech Open Source Foundation),…
0 comments Read more29OctFIS Reports Third Quarter 2020 Results
Increased revenue 13% on a reported basis and 1% on an organic basis to $3,197 million Achieved annual run-rate revenue synergies of approximately $150 million and annual run-rate expense synergies exceeding $700 million Realized Diluted EPS of $0.03 and Adjusted…
0 comments Read more29OctAgFlow – Agricultural Data Aggregator Expanding Digital Platform
One very important requirement in commodity trading is, of course, market data. Last week, I was introduced to a market data provider on the Ags side of things called AgFlow. Based in Geneva, Switzerland, AgFlow got started in 2013 taking…
0 comments Read more29Oct2020 CTRM Vendor Perception Survey and Analysis
Continue reading 2020 CTRM Vendor Perception Survey and Analysis. This article appeared first on CTRM Center. Source: CTRM Center
0 comments Read more29OctRegulators should set ‘guidelines’ for CCP margins – Kemp
Citi’s former clearing head says CCPs are still competing on margin Source: Risk feed
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