On March 29, 2021, The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) published a Notice to provide guidance on how securities legislation applies to Crypto-Asset Trading Platforms (CTPs) that facilitate trading so Security Tokens and Crypto Contracts. The Notice alerts CTPs that they are already subject to existing requirements […]
By: Travis Schwab, CEO The capital markets have undergone some significant shifts in recent years, from increasing levels of regulatory oversight to the growth and institutionalization of digital assets to the adoption of remote workflows due to the pandemic. At Eventus, we take pride in providing our clients with innovative solutions for trade surveillance and
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Eventus and VoxSmart joined forces in a recent industry webinar, hosted by Armstrong Wolfe, to discuss some of the pressing challenges faced by capital markets’ organizations around surveillance. Recently, Armstrong Wolfe hosted a webinar featuring EMEA-based bank managers in the compliance and conduct space. Co-hosted by CEOs Travis Schwab of Eventus and Oliver Blower of VoxSmart, attendees engaged in
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As if compliance professionals haven’t had enough to deal with in recent years, the rapid rise of cryptocurrency has created a brave new world in terms of the risks and regulations that capital markets firms must navigate on a daily basis. With institutional investors actively contemplating the long-term future of the asset class, anything less
In this episode of S&C’s Trading & Markets podcast, host Ryne Miller, co-head of Sullivan & Cromwell’s Commodities, Futures & Derivatives Group, is joined by Travis Schwab, CEO of Eventus Systems. They discuss the potential market for exchange traded funds that would hold digital assets, the intersection of the U.S. and global regulatory environments, and surveillance
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By: Joe Schifano, Global Head of Regulatory Affairs, Eventus Systems Originally published on The Block Earlier this month, I participated in the NYDFS Techsprint, a two-week hackathon that convened over 90 participants from a variety of digital assets stakeholders, including regulators, BitLicensees, consultants, vendors and more. The sprint culminated with a demo event that drew over
Paul Gordon, host of The Weekly Crypto Markets Insights & Analysis Show, interviews Travis Schwab and Global Head of Institutional Distribution of BlockFi, David Olsson, as they discuss the way institutions have started to enter the market over the past year, and how exchanges have been upping their game to ensure they can attain the
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By: Samuel Belden, Forefront Communications Originally published on TabbFORUM In this analysis on the nature of the current work environment in the capital markets, industry experts agree that professionals should get comfortable with a virtual environment because it’s here to stay for a while, and even when (and if) professionals migrate back into offices, capital markets professionals
By: Joe Schifano, Global Head of Regulatory Affairs at Eventus Systems Originally published on TabbFORUM Digital asset venues and exchanges are discovering that a robust trade surveillance program not only reinforces the integrity of their markets but also helps attract institutional investors accustomed to operating in safer, more transparent environments, explains Joseph Schifano, Global Head of Regulatory
Travis Schwab, the founder and CEO of Eventus Systems, a company specializing in trade surveillance, joins “On the Brink with Castle Island.” In this episode Matthew Walsh and Travis discuss: Travis’ entrepreneurial journey and path to starting Eventus Systems How he came to see cryptoassets as a market opportunity Thoughts on current market structure, the
