London court rulings bring new clarity to misdelivery disputes
19-10-22 / by Jacob Atkins
Misdelivery claims are one of the messiest types of disputes in trade finance, with cases...Hontop Energy
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...
Facing up to fraud
02-11-20 / by John Basquill
Singapore’s commodity finance market has endured a turbulent year. A liquidity crisis brought on by...
Hong Kong oil traders ‘unable to obtain finance’ after Singapore fraud scandal
21-10-20 / by John Basquill
Two Hong Kong-based oil traders say banks have reacted to the fraud scandal in Singapore’s...
Singapore authorities seek end to paper-based trade finance after fraud scandals
14-10-20 / by John Basquill
Singapore’s financial regulator has called for a move away from paper-based trade transactions in a...
Singapore banks take on trade finance fraud with blockchain registry
07-10-20 / by John Basquill
A group of major banks hope that a blockchain-based registry of trade finance transactions will...
GTR News Brief: Episode 10
05-08-20 / by Felix Thompson
In the tenth episode of the GTR News Brief, the latest podcast series from the...
Oil trader Sugih ‘conspired with Hontop’ on oil trade fraud, Natixis claims
31-07-20 / by John Basquill
French bank Natixis has accused Sugih Energy, an Indonesian oil trader with operations in Singapore,... GTR News Brief: Episode 9
30-07-20 / by Felix Thompson
In the ninth episode of the GTR News Brief, the latest podcast series from the...
GTR News Brief: Episode 8
23-07-20 / by Felix Thompson
In the eighth episode of the GTR News Brief, the latest podcast series from the...