POSTED BY capSpire ON January 19, 2019 IN Allegro, Blog, E/CTRM
There is a common perception that utilizing inventory-management component within commodity trading and risk management (CTRM) systems is optional. It’s considered a way to make an accountant’s life easier and often relegated to a future stage of implementation if it is considered at all. There are a few reasons for this line of thinking. Accounting …
POSTED BY capSpire ON January 19, 2019 IN Allegro, Blog, E/CTRM
Firm Jump-starts New Service Offering With Addition of Technical and Functional Experts capSpire, a global consulting and solutions company, announces a new service offering focused on assisting clients with the Allegro commodity trading and risk management (CTRM) software platform. capSpire will leverage their deep domain knowledge around commodity trading and risk solutions to establish a …
POSTED BY capSpire ON January 19, 2019 IN Allegro, Blog, E/CTRM
Risk management has always mattered for long-term success in the energy industry. Recent market trends of price volatility and regulatory uncertainty, along with a renewed interest in moving forward with high-profile energy projects, continue to reinforce the importance of sound risk-management principles. Regardless of external conditions, there are four principles you must get right to …
POSTED BY Larry Loocke ON January 19, 2019 IN Allegro, Blog, E/CTRM
When buying marginable securities like futures and options, precise margin management is paramount. In fact, the accuracy of your daily financial data can mean the difference in having sufficient liquidity for purchases, or having to borrow from your lenders. How many times has your financial broker executed a margin call, only to find the statement …
POSTED BY capSpire ON January 19, 2019 IN Allegro, Blog, E/CTRM, News, Press Release
capSpire is excited to extend its tradition of partnering with Allegro as a Gold Sponsor for the 2016 Allegro Customer Summit from October 17th-20th at the beautiful Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines in La Jolla, California. We’re thrilled to continue our long-standing Allegro relationship by participating in this valuable, action-packed summit and look forward to …
POSTED BY Larry Loocke ON January 19, 2019 IN Allegro, Blog, E/CTRM
At capSpire, successfully navigating through unique and ever-changing Allegro upgrade projects has become a hallmark of our performance-driven results. Whether it’s an upgrade or new implementation, certain themes continually appear in our successes. I would like to share five themes over a two-part blog series that often materialize during our most successful projects. A good …
POSTED BY Larry Loocke ON January 19, 2019 IN Allegro, Blog, E/CTRM
[This continues our two-part series on best practices of Allegro implementations. For Part 1 of the blog series which highlights the importance of having a good project team as well as modelling your business by defining key scenarios, click here.] Stakeholder involvement and input is essential A project team is only as strong as its foundation. …
POSTED BY capSpire ON January 19, 2019 IN Allegro, Blog, E/CTRM, Events, News, Press Release
Olá e bem-vindo! Hello and welcome! The capSpire team is so excited to announce that we have partnered with Allegro as the Gold Sponsor of the 2016 Allegro EMEA/APAC Customer Summit. The event will be held June 20th-22nd, at the Penha Longa Resort in Sintra, Portugal. As part of our Gold Sponsorship, capSpire invites conference …
POSTED BY capSpire ON January 19, 2019 IN Allegro, Blog, E/CTRM
The substantial decrease in commodity pricing within the energy sector over the past two years has caused significant financial stress within the energy industry and beyond. Over that time, we have witnessed crude oil fall from a 2014 high of over $105/bbl to a 2016 low of under $30/bbl. Likewise, natural gas fell from a …
POSTED BY capSpire ON January 19, 2019 IN Allegro, Blog, E/CTRM
The uncertainty of knowing how an Allegro code upgrade will impact existing customizations and functionality has many companies grappling with how to properly plan, test and execute an upgrade project without engaging in substantial testing efforts. Being able to proactively identify and catalogue all the changes between code versions and how those changes impact the …
