2022

On March 28, 2022 the SEC published proposed rules that could require certain firms to register as dealers with the SEC, as well as register as an SRO, if they are deemed to be engaged in buying/selling securities as part of a “regular business.” The SEC’s stated impetus behind the proposed rule is to ensure […]

On March 16, 2022 CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam delivered the keynote address at the annual Futures Industry Association Conference in Boca Raton, Florida. Chairman Behnam opened his remarks noting the transformative changes our industry successfully navigated and how financial and technological innovations are yet again at our doorstep. He reminisced on how technology and decimalization

Originally published by A-Team Insight By: Mike Castiglione, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Digital Assets, Eventus   The digital assets community is rallying around Ukraine in its moment of need. The humanitarian crisis there is personal and direct given Ukraine is a global leader in blockchain engineering talent. During a digital assets conference I attended last

As regulatory clarity could be years away, corporate leaders in digital asset markets are building their own risk management strategies for trade surveillance, transaction monitoring and AML compliance. This white paper summarizes why banks, platforms, brokers and trading firms will require access to mature surveillance and risk-monitoring solutions such as Eventus’ Validus solution in order

Originally published by Traders Magazine By Joe Schifano, Global Head of Regulatory Affairs, Eventus Legacy financial regulations assume the existence of intermediaries and asset classes well-defined in legal code. The emergence and growth of digital assets has forced regulators, the traditional financial sector, and the crypto community to discuss new paradigms. The absence of designated

On February 25, 2022 the SEC proposed new Rule 13f-2 to provide greater transparency through the publication of certain short sale data to investors and other market participants. It also proposed Rule 205, which would establish a new “buy to cover” order marking requirement for certain purchase orders effected by a broker-dealer for its own

At the end of January, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced that the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and the Montréal Exchange (MX) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding cross-market surveillance. The primary objective is to “assist in the development, administration, coordination and fulfillment of the cross-market surveillance mandate.” The