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14 June 2021

Commodity finance: The weighty consequences of compliance

With the events of 2020 having further complicated an industry issue which was already considered to be a hurdle, bank compliance is in danger of leaving SMEs and the...

01 June 2021

TXF Global Commodity Finance: Top 10 trends

Last month, TXF Global Commodity Finance 2021 kicked off with a football themed opening video – passing, keepy-upping and headering its way through the top 10 industry...

25 May 2021
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Agri/Soft Commodities

Sucafina: The digital borrowing base benchmark

Sucafina has returned to the debt market for an ESG-tied borrowing base - sporting a debut digital tool courtesy of Komgo – as well as an upsized deal volume and extended...

19 May 2021

Charging up: The bittersweet copper price rally

Copper prices have surged to a decade-long high off the back of demand from a global green industrial revolution. But with the potential of new supply masked by...

10 May 2021
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Agri/Soft Commodities

Olam: Hardwiring supply chain sustainability with AtSource

With Olam recently signing a $1.45 billion facility linked to AtSource, a platform which provides customers with full traceability and insights on how to improve supply...

04 May 2021
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Infrastructure, Transport

Shop talk: Shoot for the Pole Star

TXF spoke to Julian Longson, CEO at Pole Star, amid a period of progression for the maritime tech and regulatory compliance firm following a significant growth investment...

26 April 2021

Shop talk: ClearDox on the digital transformation of trade

TXF spoke to Addison Armstrong, head of sales and marketing at ClearDox, an SaaS platform that provides data management and digital transformation solutions for commodity...

21 April 2021

Russian corporates: Back with tight pricing and long tenors despite volatility

After a slow end to 2020, Russia's commodity-linked corporates have upped their syndicated loan market activity as ‘Covid premiums’ dissipate. And despite fresh US...

13 April 2021

Sullivan: Financing receivables - structures and issues

Sullivan partners Geoff Wynne and Sam Fowler-Holmes give an overview of receivables finance and explore issues around documentation and the ongoing Greensill fallout.

09 March 2021

Women in commodities: A work in progress

In honour of International Women’s Day on Monday, TXF takes a look at how gender imbalance within the commodity finance industry is being challenged, from bank diversity...

01 March 2021

Sullivan: Structuring financings using physical commodities

Simon Cook, partner at Sullivan, presents on the issues and some potential solutions for structuring financings using physical commodities and the documents representing...

26 February 2021
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Oil & gas

Trafigura ups funding mix with first Schuldschein loan

Trafigura's latest bout of fundraising marked its debut in the Schuldschein loan market. And while introducing an attractive debt instrument to the trader’s financial...

19 February 2021

Danske Commodities: Green is the new grey

TXF spoke with Tor Mosegaard, head of European power trading at Danske Commodities, to discuss the Danish energy trading house’s role in accelerating the energy...

08 February 2021
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Agri/Soft Commodities, Metals and Mining, Oil & gas, Power, Renewables

Commodities supercycle or surge?

Commodity prices reaching bullish levels as the world prepares to move out of the Covid crisis and into a green industrial revolution has sparked some excitement around...

28 January 2021

Sullivan: What 2021 holds in store for trade and commodity finance

For Sullivan's first trade finance breakfast seminar of 2021, partners Geoff Wynne and Jacqueline Cook present on what this year holds in store for the trade and...

19 January 2021

Shop talk: Athena Intelligence on the value of third-party due diligence

TXF spoke to Jonas Rey, founder of third-party risk management consultancy Athena Intelligence, on what could have been done differently to decrease the risk of...

18 January 2021
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Oil & gas

LNG: Are long-term contracts here to stay as spot market pricing balloons?

The volatility in LNG spot prices between mid-2020 and early 2021 has shifted the dynamics of how LNG is traded. And the recent rally in LNG prices has undermined...

15 December 2020
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Oil & gas, Power, Renewables

Gunvor raises biodiesel borrowing base benchmark

Gunvor’s oversubscribed biodiesel borrowing base has revealed significant lender support for the backing of cleaner products in line with the energy transition. But, with...

30 November 2020
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Metals and Mining, Oil & gas

Russian corporates: Squeezing out pricing premiums

Russia’s syndicated loan market activity is set to boom at the beginning of 2021, according to sources, as corporates delay their Q4 2020 fundraising plans to avoid any...

18 November 2020

The perfect storm: TXF Global Commodity Trade Finance Industry Report 2020

This year’s edition of TXF’s Global Commodity Trade Finance Industry Report has landed, offering a thorough and independent look into the impact of the past 12 months on...