Originally published by Fintech Nexus It’s debatable which could be considered the buzzword for the financial sector of the 2020s, but “crypto” and “ESGs” are strong contenders. In 2020, media coverage of ESG investment increased by 75%. Although nothing compared to the wild, sexy renegade in the crypto sector, attention has been sparked, with the […]
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Our Director of Regulatory Affairs, Digital Assets, Mike Castiglione discusses all things compliance with our Global Head of Regulatory Affairs, Joe Schifano in this pilot episode of Eventus Quick Cuts. About Eventus Eventus is a leading global provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions. Its powerful, award-winning Validus platform is
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By: Chris Waitz, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Eventus Two US Futures Commision Merchants (“FCMs”) recently paid fines totaling $120,000 to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (“CME”) and the Chicago Board of Trade (“CBOT”) for submitting orders which adversely impacted the exchanges’ Indicative Opening Price. CME and CBOT Rule 573 (“Globex Opening”) states that prior to the
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By: Chris Montagnino, Directory of Regulatory Affairs, Eventus Two recent enforcement actions serve as reminders of the importance of having appropriate supervision and monitoring relating to short sales. In each matter, the firm incurred violations of SEC Regulation SHO (“Reg SHO”) and paid a six figure fine as a result of the missteps. SEC Rule
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Originally Published by GlobalTrading By: David Griffiths, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Eventus How has the current alert-based approach to AML transaction monitoring evolved, and what are its limitations? It hasn’t changed that much since Anti-Money Laundering first became important around 2002, when the Patriot Act required banks to heavily invest on AML programs. In the
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Originally Published by Markets Media By: Mike Castiglione, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Digital Assets, Eventus Crypto policy debates often get portrayed as warring sides battling over values. Not unique to crypto, policy formation is nearly always an exercise of identifying and balancing trade-offs. Common trade-offs in policy are: Individual rights vs. common good Innovation vs.
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By: Vince Turcotte, Director, Digital Assets, APAC, Eventus Pathway to VASP Licensing This report serves as an update to Eventus’ white paper, Crypto Regulation in APAC: What to Expect in 2022, which was published in February 2022. The key focus of this paper is Hong Kong’s Anti-Money Laundering And Counter Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Bill 2022
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Originally published by FinTech Global As 2022 continues to roll-on, there will be new challenges for companies to manage as they enter the second half of the year. What are some of the big regulatory developments to keep an eye on? The first half of the year saw a strong focus on sanctions, as
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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
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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