Technology
Asia CTRM and ETRM software house of the year: OpenLink
OpenLink enters new market segment with RightAngle Xpress
Fintech firms seek to apply blockchain to commodities
Potential uses range from tracking physical invenstories to payment systems for rooftop solar power
Innovation of the year: Societe Generale
French bank adds OTC energy derivatives to its e-trading platform
CTRM software house of the year: Allegro
Developer gained clients despite cutbacks in IT spending by energy firms
Mifid II transparency rules shake up bank commodity desks
Role of voice set to dwindle, while e-trading sparks worries of predatory algos
IT heads of energy trading firms wrestle with budget cuts
Migration to cloud-based solutions considered as budgets fall 20–25% in 2016
Falling budgets are top IT worry for energy firms
Tech spending by energy trading companies is set to plummet in 2016, survey finds
Technology and regulation
Energy Risk, in association with OpenLink, presents a summary of a technology and regulation breakfast briefing held recently in London. The invitation-only event convened heads of regulation and compliance, chief technology officers, consultants and…
Asia technology house of the year: Aspect Enterprise Solutions
Aspect Enterprise Solutions is having a good year in Asia thanks to the growing popularity of its cloud-based CTRM software amid market volatility
Energy trading technology moves gradually into the cloud
Energy trading and risk management (ETRM) software is gradually starting to make use of cloud computing – a move that could improve the efficiency and capabilities of ETRM systems while also reducing costs, say consultants and market participants
Technology advisory house of the year: Structure
The Houston-based consultancy combines energy understanding, business acumen and CTRM knowledge, say clients
CTRM software house of the year: OpenLink
OpenLink has changed its approach in the past 18 months and extended its appeal among smaller commodity trading firms
Analytics provider of the year: Lacima
Lacima’s laser-like focus on energy and commodity analytics has won it several new clients in the past 18 months
Regulation makes data top concern for energy traders
IT teams are playing a vital role in helping energy traders comply with regulation, improve the quality of internal reporting and manage with lower technology budgets. But they face big challenges, particularly when it comes to integrating data
Energy trading firms unready for Remit, survey finds
IT systems not geared for trade reporting under EU anti-manipulation law
Energy traders shun trade surveillance, survey finds
Result comes despite tougher rules on market manipulation and abuse
The role of technology in commodities trading and risk management
As more agricultural organisations explore ways to develop and enhance their trading and risk management activities, a flexible, robust, centralised technology platform should be a top priority.
Adapting to change in agricultural commodities markets
The continued evolution of commodity markets has necessitated the development of new risk management strategies and created demand for a more diverse pool of trading partners.
Managing risk in agricultural commodities
Agricultural commodities are rarely written about in the mainstream financial media, and often only hit the headlines when an extreme weather event or natural disaster affects supply and prices.
Energy Risk Asia ETRM Software House of the Year: OpenLink
The software needs of Asian energy trading firms are growing broader and more sophisticated, and vendor OpenLink is eager to respond
Energy Risk Asia Technology House of the Year: Aspect Enterprise Solutions
Regulation is driving many medium-sized Asian energy trading firms to seek the kind of affordable commodity trading and risk management system Aspect offers
Technology special report
Derivatives trade reporting, CpML, and the increasing use of governance, risk and compliance software by utilities all feature in this exclusive special report by Energy Risk
CpML to foster standardisation among energy traders
First developed by Efet, CpML is a standardised language for the storage and exchange of commodity data, which could help reduce the industry’s high levels of operational risk. As a new standalone entity takes over the running of CpML, Filip Sleeuwagen,…