PARIS (Reuters) – Commodity pricing agency Argus Media has acquired French consultancy Agritel to expand into agricultural markets, the companies said on Monday. They did not disclose the terms of the deal, but said in a statement that Agritel’s staff…

Some users favour licence fee over per-trade charging – and have forced vendors to switch Source: Risk feed

Banque de France-backed deal pips private consortiums in dummy run for digital currency trades Source: Risk feed

Opening Amsterdam commodity exchange in 1917 (source: Stadsarchief Amsterdam) Many times when having conversations with people who are not in the commodity industry, they obviously ask what you are making exactly. I try then to explain that we are making…

  60% increase in revenue from H1 2019 to H1 2020 Eight new client wins Eight successful go lives Version 7.2 released with version 7.3 imminent CubeWatch PL Launched   London, Bangalore, Houston, Berlin. Friday 3rd July 2020 – CubeLogic,…

On Thursday next, a new CTRMRadio podcast will be released dealing with Digitalization in Commodities and the role of CTRM/CM software in it. It will ask the questions what does digitalization mean and what is the impact on CTRM and…

SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile’s vaunted copper industry is nearing a tipping point as coronavirus explodes across the South American nation, mine workers and analysts say, laying bare the hidden costs of policies that have until now salvaged its output of…

The coronavirus pandemic has obliterated global metals demand as one of the main end uses, automotive applications, has seen major disruptions to the supply chain. The US metals market, in particular, saw the removal of an estimated 33,000 vehicles per…

Strategies miss recovery from March plunge, prompting rethink on speed of mean reversion Source: Risk feed

CHICAGO – July 1, 2020 – GTreasury, a treasury and risk management system provider, today announced particularly successful execution against its four 2020 strategic pillars, including deeper integrations of its cash… GTreasury Source: Bobs Guide Latest News

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Commodity trade financiers in Singapore are teaming up to improve lending practices and transparency after a spate of defaults, four sources with knowledge of the matter said. Hin Leong Trading Pte Ltd, one of Asia’s biggest oil…

Planixs, the leading provider of real-time, intraday cash, collateral and liquidity management solutions, has announced today that it has been selected by the Swiss Stock Exchange part of SIX to enhance its real-time treasury platform through its Realiti® software suite. SIX is……

Overall energy consumption in the United States totaled 100 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) in 2019, only slightly less than the record set in 2018 and the third-highest level of annual U.S. energy consumption ever. About 20% of U.S. energy…

London – UK, 1st Jul 2020 Igloo Trading Solutions, a leading provider of smarter ETRM solutions for the European energy markets, announced today that it had successfully partnered with Conrad Energy Trading to deliver its Cloud-based ETRM platform for GB…

Covid-enforced remote working creates new threats and vulnerabilities for bad actors to exploit, say cyber experts Source: Risk feed

(Reuters) by Arunima Kumar and Shariq Khan – Months into one of the worst oil price crashes in history, lenders have tightened the screws on shale producers by wiping away 20% of the credit that has helped fuel the industry’s…

Part 2: How to uncover opportunities with data analysis The first article of this series discusses the importance of detailed days sales outstanding (DSO) analysis and correlation to revenue generated for streamlined business processes, improved cost savings, and more informed…

Engenie is a London-based electric vehicle charging infrastructure company partnering with commercial landlords across the UK to grow the country’s public charging network. CEO Ian Johnston spoke to S&P Global Platts about the current landscape of EV public charging networks…

Austin, Texas (July 1, 2020) – Enverus, the leading oil & gas SaaS and data analytics company, has released its summary of Q2 2020 U.S. upstream M&A. The update shows upstream deals staged a small recovery to $2.6 billion from…

The Vendor Perception Study results are currently being analyzed (the report will likely appear in late August timeframe). One thing that seems to be suggested by the data and analysis is that buyers want more choice. In part, this is…