POSTED BY Tammy To ON September 10, 2020 IN Blog
Here’s a fun fact: I don’t love running. I’ve competed in 13+ marathons, devote 5 or 6 days a week to running, and I average 6-10 miles per day. But I don’t actually enjoy it because the journey is grueling and some days it’s hard to push through. What I enjoy about running is the …
POSTED BY Tammy To ON July 30, 2020 IN Uncategorized
As many people can relate, my days at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic were focused on adapting to unprecedented business disruptions, charting a path forward for employees, and making sure clients would be served well for the foreseeable future. My first thought was for the safety and well-being of our team. Ahead of formal …
POSTED BY Tammy To ON July 22, 2020 IN Uncategorized
Renewables are at the forefront of electricity discussions in the current landscape of the Irish Single Electricity Market with Renewable Energy Support Scheme (RESS) 1 taking centre stage. In this blog I’ll outline what RESS 1 is (and isn’t) and the opportunities and challenges it brings RESS 1 is a government scheme to promote investment …
POSTED BY Tammy To ON June 23, 2020 IN Blog, E/CTRM, Featured
The energy and commodity industry isn’t static. After all, markets are dynamic. Regulations are continually updated. Businesses grow and evolve. Software vendors release new versions and patches. In response, support services for commodity trading and risk management systems need to be agile as well. Companies want to be sure they’re getting the best CTRM support …
POSTED BY Tammy To ON June 15, 2020 IN Blog, Featured
You wouldn’t take a Ferrari to any standard garage when it needs to be serviced, right? Of course not. You’d take it to a service center that, at minimum, specializes in high-end sports cars or luxury European automobiles. Why? It comes down to quality. Specialized technicians are more likely to know your vehicle make and …
POSTED BY Tammy To ON June 10, 2020 IN Blog
In recent months, it has been difficult to avoid exceptional events hitting the headlines, with conjecture rife around the impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus) and the subsequent increase in volatility wreaking havoc within the commodity markets, the next headline-grabbing twist always seems just around the corner. Within the crude oil world, phrases such as “price war”, …
POSTED BY Tammy To ON June 9, 2020 IN Blog, Featured
In my more than 20 years of providing CTRM support services, I’ve found trust to be the number-one factor that makes or breaks a client partnership. In many cases, trust simply isn’t there because a relationship ceases to exist, period. Often, a support person is merely a distant voice on the phone. A company’s team …
POSTED BY Tammy To ON June 4, 2020 IN Blog, Featured
When the sophistication of a commodity trading and risk management (CTRM) system is beyond an IT department’s expertise, companies typically hire a CTRM support services partner. But often, these consultancies push their clients into following their processes and adhering to their formula of support. They may approach problems that alleviate the short-term pain but fail …
POSTED BY Tammy To ON May 25, 2020 IN Blog, Featured
Many companies working with a commodity trading and risk management (CTRM) support services partner find themselves wondering: How can I trust this support team to deliver what they say they’re going to do? How are they arriving at their recommendations, and how do I know whether these are the right solutions for my needs? How …
POSTED BY Tammy To ON May 18, 2020 IN Blog, Featured
Implementing a commodity trading and risk management (CTRM) system is just the beginning. With any system, issues will arise that need to be resolved quickly. Over time, business needs change and companies must be able to easily adapt their CTRM systems. Doing this can help to maximize an investment in a CTRM system and prolong …
