Risk Monitoring & Management Trends in Commodities A ComTechAdvisory Whitepaper market leading system providers like Allegro .
The latest systems from several of the largest vendors have been continuously updated to provide a breadth of capabilities to help manage both “ traditional risks ” like market / price risks , and emergent risks such as regulatory . That being said , the respondents were not required to note their current systems in use and it is likely that some , or possibly many , are : 1 ) using older versions of E / CTRM systems that have not been updated to the latest capabilities ; 2 ) using less capable vendor supplied solutions that do not offer in-system capabilities for managing risks such as credit , treasury , or regulatory ; 3 ) simply haven ’ t adopted or implemented , for whatever reason , the full breadth of capabilities available in their current E / CTRM systems ; or 4 ) have not adopted a commercially supplied solution and are instead relying on spreadsheets for their required E / CTRM functionality . Regardless of reason , a full featured E / CTRM can , in many cases , be the best solution to forecasting , measuring and ameliorating many of the ever increasing breadth of risks now facing the commodity markets .
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Oftentimes , commodity professionals know they need sound risk management , but they suffer from poor data quality and latencies brought on by the disparate systems or spreadsheets they ’ re accustomed to using . When that ’ s the case , their exposures can be obfuscated , and the risks associated with trading , logistics and accounting increase considerably .
Whether your enterprise is using loosely integrated solutions , legacy in-house software or years-old spreadsheets , Allegro Horizon will provide you with an enterprise commercial-off-the-shelf solution for commodity trading and risk management . Allegro Horizon is an integrated commodity trading and risks management platform that allows for comprehensive physical and financial data management , which aids in improving the risk mitigation capabilities throughout
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your organization . With native cloud capabilities , Allegro Horizon improves agility and allows you to do more with less by significantly reducing your capital expenditures and increasing focus on your core business .
Allegro ’ s commodity risk management solution empowers risk managers by giving them the visibility they need to address potential problems in their beginning stages before they have a larger impact on operations and the bottom line . Specifically , risk managers can use Allegro Horizon to drill down into their exposure to market , counterparty and credit risk by leveraging third-party pricing and credit data . This translates into real-time insight KPI reporting and decision support , leading to better P & L management .