It’s being reported this afternoon that the Fed chairman, Ben Bernanke, has made a definitive statement about the dollar, saying the he believes the weak dollar is adding to inflationary pressures. This is an unusual statement from the Fed, as the Treasury Dept. is usually the group that speaks of the dollar. So […]

Triple Point announced late yesterday that they have acquired Investment Support Systems Inc. (Innsinc), a treasury management and regulatory compliance solution provider. As described in Triple Point’s press release, Innsinc “develops and markets treasury and risk management software solutions, including products to enable companies engaged in the procurement, processing or marketing of commodities or […]

The Senate Judiciary Committee has been holding hearing and taking dead aim at the executives of the big oil companies. These senators are demanding an explanation as to why gasoline prices are so high. And no, don’t even think about hiding behind some lame explanation of the forces of supply and demand. […]

The first of our summer webinars is now fast approaching - details below. This is the presentation that Gary Vasey gave at UtiliPoint’s Prague Executive Conference where it was very well received…
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May 29th 10:00 am to 11:00 am (U.S. Eastern Daylight Savings Time) 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm (Central European Time) - Market […]

In looking at Open Link Financial’s (OLF’s) pending IPO, it’s interesting, if not necessarily informative, to look back at the last company that did an IPO in the ETRM space and see what ultimately became of that company - Caminus.
For those that don’t remember Caminus, the company started out as a “strategic consulting” firm based […]

The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) went down this morning for about two hours, leading the exchange to cancel all outstanding futures orders and putting a hold on OTC and Options trades. According the company, the event was caused by a power failure in its Chicago data center.
Frankly this is just inexcusable. There is no […]

Rome recently announced that they scored a big win with the NYISO. As Rome mentions in their press release…
NYISO operates New York State's bulk electricity grid and administers their wholesale electricity markets. Recent growth in the wholesale electricity market and evolving market design requirements resulted in increasingly complex credit data and processes as […]

OpenLink Financial filed their S-1 yesterday, indicating that they intend to make a public offering of their stock from which they expect to raise $200 million.
By being first out of the gate, OpenLink is well positioned for success with this offering. Having been the first of the major ETRM software houses to […]

The first UtiliPoint European Executive Conference in Prague was a terrific success. The event was well planned, well attended, and well presented. I have to extend my congratulations to Nannette Schervone, our events planner, and Gary Vasey, our General Manager of Europe, for their efforts in creating a great event.
Not only did Gary […]

A UtiliPoint IssueAlert
By Patrick Reames, VP of Trading and Risk Management, andDr. Gary M. Vasey, General Manager of UtiliPoint Europe
Energy trading, transaction and risk management (ETRM) software solutions are the highly specialized systems used by companies engaged in the production, buying, selling, moving and managing of energy commodities. According to UtiliPoint’s Directory of […]