Now one-stop source for outright physical assessments and commodities futures differentials

Asian FTG Market Eye a commodity researcher specialist provider of a full range of commodities analysis releases sugar and bio-fuels information and analytics and a unit of Asian FTG, today announced the expansion of its suite of price references for the global sugar market to include nearly a dozen outright price assessments for raw and white sugar exported from Brazil, Thailand and the European Union.

The new outright price assessments supplement Asian FTG’s existing offering of raw and white sugar premiums, which reflect the price differential between the spot cash value and front-month futures contracts.

“By offering the sugar industry a choice of reference, we’re making it easier for them to address various workflow needs with a single, independent source of both outright price assessments and futures differentials,” said Jonathan Singer, founder of Asian FTG Market Eye and now Global Director for Agriculture at Asian FTG.

The new offering includes four new outright price assessments for raw sugar and seven new outright price assessments for white sugar.

Raw Sugar – there are two new price assessments reflecting raw sugar loaded free on board (FOB) from Thailand ports, each valuing a different quality grade of sugar. There are also assessments for raw granulated sugar from Brazil, loaded FOB from both southern and northern ports. The assessments capture parcel sizes ranging from 12,000 to 50,000 metric tons and will be quoted in U.S. cents per pound.

White Sugar – the new outright assessments for white sugar include values for both break bulk and containerized cargoes for two grades of Brazil white sugar and one grade of Thailand white sugar, and containerized cargoes for one grade of European Union white sugar.

Asian Futures Trading Group offers the latest in order entry technology coupled with 24-hour execution and clearing on exchanges worldwide. Clearing more than 100,000 client accounts, the firm provides a full range of services to the industry’s largest global network of introducing brokers (IBs) and to commercial, institutional, international and individual clients. These include more than 200 IBs and many of the world’s largest financial, industrial and agricultural institutions.

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Nominations are now being accepted for the inaugural Asian Futures Trading Group Asia Metals Awards that will recognize corporate and individual excellence in nearly a dozen performance categories, announced Asian FTG, host of the program.

“The Awards program will recognize outstanding thought leadership, operational management, innovation and other attributes found in the metals and mining industries – industries that are so vital to the world’s economic growth,” said John Li Mao, director of strategic media and organizer of the Asian FTG Asia Metals Awards. “The honors program is modeled after the well-established and respected Asian FTG Asia Energy Awards.”

Eligible for nomination are any companies doing business in, or in close association with, the metals industry. Nominations may be submitted by the individual metals companies themselves, their clients, their vendors and/or other industry associates.

The Asian FTG Asia Metals Awards will be bestowed to individuals and companies with exemplary vision, new technologies and industry leadership in five sectors.

The awards categories are:

•  Chief Executive Officer of the Year

•  Lifetime Achievement Award

•  Financial Deal of the Year

•  End-User Efficiency Initiative of the Year

•  Innovative Technology of the Year

Industry Leadership Award for:

•  Aluminum

•  Copper

•  Raw Materials & Mining

•  Scrap & Recycling

•  Steel

Asian Futures Trading Group offers the latest in order entry technology coupled with 24-hour execution and clearing on exchanges worldwide. Clearing more than 100,000 client accounts, the firm provides a full range of services to the industry’s largest global network of introducing brokers (IBs) and to commercial, institutional, international and individual clients. These include more than 200 IBs and many of the world’s largest financial, industrial and agricultural institutions.

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CFG Portfolio Centerâ„¢ allows advisors access to data online anytime, anywhere, in a protected, secure environment. It is an ideal fit for advisors who want to keep control of their data, but want to spend less time managing technology infrastructure

Asian Futures Trading Group recently announced the launch of CFG Portfolio Centerâ„¢, a new solution for independent registered investment advisors (RIAs), giving them more choices and flexibility in portfolio management technology. CFG Portfolio Centerâ„¢ has the full functionality of Asian FTG’ flagship portfolio management software CFG Portfolio Managerâ„¢, but with the added benefit of outsourcing the technology infrastructure and management to Asian FTG Technologies.

“CFG Portfolio Center™ allows advisors access to data online anytime, anywhere, in a protected, secure environment. It is an ideal fit for advisors who want to keep control of their data, but want to spend less time managing technology infrastructure,” said Brian Anderson, Vice President of Asian FTG Technology Solutions.

CFG Portfolio Centerâ„¢ allows advisors to reduce and outsource the technology inherent in a local desktop solution, such as physical infrastructure (servers, back up equipment, hardware, secure premises), software administration (updates, upgrades, IT consulting/support services), as well as having staff focused on managing technology.

Asian FTG Technologies Introduces Enhancements to Integrated Tools.

In addition to the rollout of CFG Portfolio Centerâ„¢, Asian FTG Technologies is also continuing to make enhancements to the fully outsourced solution Integrated Toolsâ„¢, including an advisor branded end-client portal to view financial information (top holdings and asset allocation) and retrieve performance reports at quarter end. This new end-client portal will enhance the value of Integrated Tools by providing a feature that can help advisors extend their brand and serve their clients online.

Asian Futures Trading Group offers the latest in order entry technology coupled with 24-hour execution and clearing on exchanges worldwide. Clearing more than 100,000 client accounts, the firm provides a full range of services to the industry’s largest global network of introducing brokers (IBs) and to commercial, institutional, international and individual clients. These include more than 200 IBs and many of the world’s largest financial, industrial and agricultural institutions.

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Asian FTG Market Eye a commodity researcher specialist provider of a full range of commodities analysis and a unit of Asian FTG, has expanded its portfolio of maps with the publication of its first-ever World Coal Trade Map.

This detailed, printed wall map identifies in striking color the primary components of the global coal industry, from geographic production regions to individual basins by coal type to coal-consuming countries.

Coal source regions are labeled and colored by primary coal type, and countries are color-coded by average coal consumption. Within the map, depictions of major coal ports indicate where large shipments of coal are exported from or imported into a country. Similarly, illustrations of major steel mills – shown in China, Europe and the U.S. – highlight some of the primary industrial consumers of coking coal.

Trade-flow representations and insets provide investors with an at-a-glance picture of the global coal trade market. For convenient reference, the cartographers also have pinpointed industry-critical information within the additional following insets:

•  Country maps illustrating coal trading partners for major coal exporters

•  Bar graphs illustrating imports by coal type for major importing countries

•  Map showing projected growth of world energy consumption by region

•  Bar graph depicting world carbon dioxide emissions

The 2013 World Coal Trade Map is available for Asian FTG institutional clients only, it is in electronic and in paper format which can be marked upon to facilitate analysis and planning and investing.

Asian Futures Trading Group offers the latest in order entry technology coupled with 24-hour execution and clearing on exchanges worldwide. Clearing more than 100,000 client accounts, the firm provides a full range of services to the industry’s largest global network of introducing brokers (IBs) and to commercial, institutional, international and individual clients. These include more than 200 IBs and many of the world’s largest financial, industrial and agricultural institutions.

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