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AI

Chat-driven CTRM is here: Gen10 launches NaNi and Conductor.AI

3 Aug 2026 Read article →
CTRM

Why Choose a Cloud CTRM?

28 Jul 2026 Read article →
AI

Richard Williamson on the AI Test Every Trading Firm Should Be Running

22 Jul 2026 Read article →
AI

Why the Best AI Conversations at CTW Americas Won't Be on the Stage

18 May 2026 Read article →
AI

CTW Europe Insights: are only 15% ahead in AI?

13 May 2026 Read article →
AI

Get More from CTW Europe: Pre-Book a CommOS Demo

20 Apr 2026 Read article →
AI

What's on the Agenda at CTW Europe for Metals Traders?

9 Apr 2026 Read article →
AI

AI Guardrails: Helping Commodity Traders Drive Value

1 Apr 2026 Read article →
AI

CTW Europe 2026: AI Takes Centre Stage in Commodity Trading

23 Mar 2026 Read article →
AI

The Art of AI in Commodity Trading: Key Takeaways from Commodity Trading Week APAC

16 Mar 2026 Read article →
Commodity Trading

AI and intelligence for commodity trading desks

9 Dec 2025 Read article →
CTRM

Metals and the energy transition – can your CTRM handle it?

4 Dec 2025 Read article →
Data

Commodity trading’s data challenge isn’t what you might expect

18 Nov 2025 Read article →
Commodity Trading

An autumn of events – taking the pulse of commodities digitalisation

31 Oct 2025 Read article →
CTRM

Join Gen10 at Digitalisation in Commodities Online 2025

14 Oct 2025 Read article →
Commodity Trading

Beyond the Spreadsheet: Real-Time Risk Management for Commodity Traders

25 Sept 2025 Read article →
CTRM

Building agility by building an ecosystem

14 Jul 2025 Read article →
CTRM

Developing Digital Roadmaps for the Next 12 Months and Beyond

2 Jul 2025 Read article →
CTRM

Sustainability & Compliance in Commodity Trading: How to Prepare for the Future

6 Feb 2025 Read article →
CTRM

How AI and Modern CTRM Systems are Transforming Commodity Risk Management

6 Feb 2025 Read article →
CTRM

What Does Commodity Risk Management Mean Today: Breaking Silos, Embracing Technology & Managing Black Swan Events

6 Feb 2025 Read article →
CTRM

The Importance of Effective Physical Contract Management in Commodity Trading

3 Oct 2024 Read article →
CTRM

Standardising Flexibility: Gen10 is Truly Multi-Commodity

26 Jun 2024 Read article →
Commodity Trading

Whitepaper | Simplifying Complexity In Commodity Trading

6 Jun 2024 Read article →
CTRM

How businesses can simplify complexity in commodity trading

22 May 2024 Read article →
CTRM

The role of data and workflow management in streamlining commodity trading operations

22 May 2024 Read article →
CTRM

How CommOS can bridge data gaps in commodity trading

22 May 2024 Read article →
CTRM

CTRMCenter’s Demo Report of Gen10’s CommOS capabilities

7 May 2024 Read article →
CTRM

CommOS – managing operational risk in commodities

6 Mar 2024 Read article →
CTRM

Shipping Disruption – Is it time to incorporate vessel tracking into your CTRM? – Part 2

5 Feb 2024 Read article →
CTRM

Shipping Disruption – Is it time to incorporate vessel tracking into your CTRM? – Part 1

30 Jan 2024 Read article →
Agriculture & Softs

5 steps to a successful cotton CTRM implementation

22 Jan 2024 Read article →
CTRM

Panel discussion: digital strategy in energy & commodity trading

2 Jan 2024 Read article →
Agriculture & Softs

Embracing Digital Solutions in Commodity Trading

27 Nov 2023 Read article →
Agriculture & Softs

The benefits of SaaS CTRM in ags and softs

1 Nov 2023 Read article →
Agriculture & Softs

Commodity traceability – what you need to know

25 Oct 2023 Read article →
Biofuels

Energy Trading Week 2023 – What we learned

13 Oct 2023 Read article →
CTRM

Flexibility and standardisation – partners, not opposites

6 Oct 2023 Read article →
CTRM

The future of CTRM is collaborative

26 Sept 2023 Read article →
Commodity Trading

Locked into a black-box CTRM?

31 Aug 2023 Read article →
Commodity Trading

Gen10 return to Energy Trading Week London

23 Aug 2023 Read article →
CTRM

Maximising commodity traceability, minimising operational risk

15 Aug 2023 Read article →
CTRM

Metals traceability can reduce fraud risk

7 Aug 2023 Read article →
Carbon

Whitepaper | Carbon Markets for Commodities

11 Apr 2023 Read article →
Agriculture & Softs

Are commodity traders ready for new sustainability standards?

9 Mar 2023 Read article →
Agriculture & Softs

Petrochemical innovations provide benefits for all CommOS users

27 Feb 2023 Read article →
CTRM

How many experts does it take to set up a carbon desk?

6 Feb 2023 Read article →
Commodity Trading

Commodity traceability – start with a data audit: Part 3

24 Jan 2023 Read article →
Commodity Trading

Commodity traceability – start with a data audit

13 Jan 2023 Read article →
CTRM

Catch up on the commodity events of 2022

12 Dec 2022 Read article →
Carbon

Carbon offsetting isn’t a procurement challenge – it’s risk management

29 Nov 2022 Read article →
CTRM

What is technical debt?

3 Nov 2022 Read article →
Digital Transformation

Energy Trading Week Americas is almost upon us

19 Oct 2022 Read article →
CTRM

Is your CTRM provider innovating on your behalf?

1 Sept 2022 Read article →
Carbon

Energy Trading Week: Net Zero is on the agenda

22 Aug 2022 Read article →
CTRM

Managing documents in commodity trading

9 Aug 2022 Read article →
CTRM

Interoperability: have we finally learned from the past?

28 Jul 2022 Read article →
Carbon

Corresponding Adjustments in Carbon Markets – How do You Track Them?

27 Jun 2022 Read article →
Agriculture & Softs

The Net Zero Transition – two discussions to watch now

20 May 2022 Read article →
CTRM

Metals trading – from CTRM systems to CTRM ecosystems

11 Apr 2022 Read article →
CTRM

Commodity Management technology remains as vital as ever

7 Apr 2022 Read article →
Carbon

Carbon markets – why you need to be ready now

15 Mar 2022 Read article →
Carbon

Which carbon offset problems can you mitigate?

15 Feb 2022 Read article →
Digital Transformation

Join the Insider’s Guide to Energy podcast this Friday

26 Jan 2022 Read article →
CTRM

Is data management helping or hindering your commodity trading?

20 Jan 2022 Read article →
Carbon

How will carbon markets affect commodity shipping?

14 Dec 2021 Read article →
CTRM

Long-term strategic technology partnerships

8 Dec 2021 Read article →
CTRM

Carbon border taxes – one year to prepare

2 Dec 2021 Read article →
Digital Transformation

What do future ETRM systems look like?

22 Nov 2021 Read article →
Carbon

Green steel could lead to unexpected collaboration

18 Nov 2021 Read article →
Agriculture & Softs

Gen10 launches NetZero OS – a new digital solution for environmental markets

5 Nov 2021 Read article →
CTRM

Discussing the future of ETRM with Richard Williamson

1 Nov 2021 Read article →
Commodity Trading

LME Week: Sustainability and data matter for metals

29 Oct 2021 Read article →
Biofuels

(Most of) the benefits of cloud ETRM

1 Oct 2021 Read article →
Commodity Trading

Energy Trading Week – What’s on?

13 Sept 2021 Read article →
Digital Transformation

What are power users?

13 Jul 2021 Read article →
CTRM

Innovation starts with operational risk management

6 Jul 2021 Read article →
Commodity Trading

Electronic trading documents may be coming soon

30 Jun 2021 Read article →
CTRM

ComRisk – Richard Williamson explains the power of CTRM ecosystems

16 Jun 2021 Read article →
CTRM

Ecosystems vs Monoliths in Commodity Management

7 Jun 2021 Read article →
CTRM

Commodity Management Ecosystems in the supply chain

1 Jun 2021 Read article →
CTRM

Why Commodity Management should be built on an ecosystem

26 May 2021 Read article →
CTRM

Commodity Trading Week is Fast Approaching

17 May 2021 Read article →
Agriculture & Softs

Future-proofing with a platform-ready CTRM/CM

27 Apr 2021 Read article →
CTRM

All you need to know after CTILive! – Part Two

6 Apr 2021 Read article →
CTRM

All you need to know after CTILive! – Part One

31 Mar 2021 Read article →
Commodity Trading

Disruption and digitalisation in trade finance

23 Mar 2021 Read article →
Agriculture & Softs

Whitepaper | Commodity management in a post-Covid world

15 Mar 2021 Read article →
CTRM

Join Gen10 at CTILive! This March

1 Mar 2021 Read article →
CTRM

Metals Trading – Focusing on Assay Management

24 Feb 2021 Read article →
CTRM

Flexibility in CTRM training and implementations

17 Feb 2021 Read article →
CTRM

M&A – get systems integration right

1 Feb 2021 Read article →
CTRM

What is a SaaS CTRM?

26 Jan 2021 Read article →
CTRM

Does your CTRM help your commodity traders?

18 Jan 2021 Read article →
CTRM

How a strong client focus helped Gen10 create more agile commodity management solutions

12 Jan 2021 Read article →
CTRM

7 ways CTRM systems need to adapt in 2021

6 Jan 2021 Read article →
Commodity Trading

Disruption and digital transformation in 2021

16 Dec 2020 Read article →
Digital Transformation

The 5 pillars of a successful digital transformation

9 Nov 2020 Read article →
CTRM

CTRM users name Gen10 among market leaders

2 Nov 2020 Read article →
Biofuels

ETOT shows digitalisation is going beyond trading teams

22 Oct 2020 Read article →
CTRM

Watch Now – DigiCom 2020: The Future of CTRM

16 Oct 2020 Read article →
Commodity Trading

Risk and Commodity Management: what’s changed?

30 Sept 2020 Read article →
CTRM

Watch the Webinar Now – Business Continuity in a Post-Covid World

15 Sept 2020 Read article →
CTRM

Commodity Management: Keeping people connected

7 Sept 2020 Read article →
CTRM

Architecture: what all CTRM buyers should know

1 Sept 2020 Read article →
CTRM

Replacing a legacy CTRM can be easier than you think

24 Aug 2020 Read article →
CTRM

Digitalisation isn’t just about technology

13 Jul 2020 Read article →
CTRM

The advantages of cloud commodity management in metals trading

18 May 2020 Read article →
CTRM

Big data – Start by breaking down the CTRM monolith

30 Mar 2020 Read article →
Biofuels

Biomass and Bioenergy Procurement: When ETRM isn’t enough

23 Mar 2020 Read article →
CTRM

Replacing an E/CTRM? How “One App at a Time” can provide a better implementation journey

5 Aug 2019 Read article →
CTRM

What is an agile digital transformation?

1 Jun 2019 Read article →
Digital Transformation

Three Steps to Realizing the Potential of Big Data

17 Apr 2014 Read article →
CTRM

CTRM in the Cloud Report

23 Jan 2014 Read article →