Eventus

August 2022

Eventus Appoints Industry Veteran Robbie McDonnell Sales Director, Australia & New Zealand

NEW YORK / SYDNEY, Aug. 24, 2022 (Aug. 23, 2022 EDT) – Eventus, a leading global provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, announced today that Robbie McDonnell has joined the firm as Sales Director, Australia & New Zealand. McDonnell is a nearly 30-year veteran of financial markets technology, serving in a

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Energy Markets and Algo Trading

By Martina Rejsjo, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Eventus A recent article published by Independent Commodity Intelligence Services (ICIS) has highlighted the ongoing debate around algorithmic trading (algo trading) and increased market volatility in the Energy market. Natural gas and electricity markets are physical markets and volatility is typically driven by market-relevant news. However, more recently,

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Proposed New Trade Reporting for Over-The-Counter Option Transactions

By Martina Rejsjo, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Eventus FINRA has issued Regulatory Notice 22-14 to propose a new regulatory reporting framework for over the counter (OTC) option transactions. OTC options are customized, bilateral transactions agreed upon directly by the parties to the option contracts, and many of the traded OTC options are identical in terms

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AirCarbon Exchange selects Eventus as partner to introduce first comprehensive market surveillance program for Voluntary Carbon Market

Validus platform also to support ACX derivatives market when launched NEW YORK / ABU DHABI / SINGAPORE / LONDON, Aug. 16, 2022 – Eventus, a leading global provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, and AirCarbon Exchange (ACX), the global exchange revolutionizing the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM), today announced that ACX has

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FT Cryptofinance: Crypto Libertarians Find Out Sanctions Apply to Them Too

Originally published by Financial Times   Plus, Coinbase’s tough year continues and job losses in a growing metaverse industry This week, we got a reminder of what happens when the grand decentralised crypto worldview meets the US sanctions regime. Spoiler alert: the US sanctions regime wins. The US Treasury’s target this week was Tornado Cash,

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Social Media Posts Won’t Prove Market Abuse – The Data Will

By Scott Leader, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Eventus Market manipulation is a crime but catching crooks takes more than finding fibs online. In a first, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) secured a ‘pump-and-dump’ conviction for postings on social media in June 2022. Gabriel Govinda, who went by the social handle, Fibonarchery, pled guilty

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Top Crypto Policy Stories of 2022 (So Far)

Originally published by Finextra By Mike Castiglione, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Digital Assets Last year crypto got too big to ignore. This year’s downturn, coupled with several company implosions, is spurring a stronger focus on regulation. New regulations were coming even without the fall in crypto prices. Policymakers globally have put significant time and attention

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Eventus Wins Fourth Major Award in Five Weeks With Risk Technology Award for Trade Surveillance Product of the Year

Voted Best Market Surveillance Provider by market participants in Waters Rankings Awards NEW YORK / LONDON, Aug. 4, 2022 – Eventus, a leading global provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, today won its fourth major award in the past five weeks as the firm’s Validus platform was named Trade Surveillance Product

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