“Banks are back”: financiers grow market share in record year for commodities
08-03-23 / by John Basquill
Financial institutions are being tempted back to the commodities market after a long period of...Commodity Finance
Demand for commodity finance set to skyrocket, with large traders to reap rewards
01-02-23 / by John Basquill
Commodity traders’ demand for working capital could be set to treble, with margin calls rising...
Standard Chartered names first commodity trade finance chief
30-01-23 / by Jacob Atkins
Standard Chartered has appointed its first ever global head of commodity trade finance, based in...
Agritrade executive jailed for 20 years for role in fraud scandal
18-01-23 / by John Basquill
Singapore authorities have sentenced Agritrade’s former chief financial officer to 20 years’ imprisonment for her...
Commodity price inflation drives record high trade values, UN finds
13-07-22 / by John Basquill
A record high in the value of global trade in Q1 this year has been...
Rabobank hires new global trade and commodity finance head from BNP Paribas
17-05-22 / by Eleanor Wragg
Rabobank has brought in Christine Dirringer as its new global head of trade and commodity... Singapore authorities say commodity finance “stable” amid growing market concerns
11-05-22 / by John Basquill
A Singapore senior minister says the city-state’s financial regulator does not plan to inject liquidity...
MonetaGo names Asia Pacific sales head
19-04-22 / by Felix Thompson
Financial technology solutions provider MonetaGo has appointed Ian Milne to the newly created role of...
Commodity traders ‘face year of uncertainty’ despite oil price surge
19-01-22 / by John Basquill
Soaring oil prices are not necessarily good news for large commodity trading houses hoping to...
Swiss banks take on fraud with tough commodity finance standards
03-11-21 / by John Basquill
Ten major banks from Switzerland’s commodity and trade finance sector have finalised a best practice guide...