NEW YORK / HONG KONG, June 30, 2022 – Eventus, a leading global provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, today won the award for Best Market Surveillance Tool for the second consecutive year at the WatersTechnology Asia Awards 2022. The award is the third in the past five weeks for the firm’s Validus platform and the fifth since 2021 specifically for the company’s work in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.
Scott Leader, recently appointed Managing Director, APAC for Eventus, accepted the award in videotaped remarks at a virtual ceremony out of Hong Kong. The WatersTechnology Asia Awards recognize excellence in the deployment and management of financial information and technology within Asia’s capital markets community.
Wei-Shen Wong, Asia Editor for WatersTechnology, said: “As regulations and exchange rules constantly evolve, surveillance and risk management tools are becoming more important for capital markets firms. The judges were impressed with Eventus’ new features and toolkit that go beyond the core surveillance challenges.”
Eventus CEO Travis Schwab said: “We are absolutely honored to receive this important award from WatersTechnology for the second year in a row, reinforcing our ability to scale and provide on-the-ground expertise in the region while ensuring our clients remain front and center in our expansion efforts. We have experienced team members based in Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney and the Republic of Korea, working with our staff globally to serve clients based in or operating out of a wide range of jurisdictions. These financial and commodity firms and exchanges rely on our team and customizable technology to help keep their markets, customers and firms safe and in compliance with evolving rules and regulations. We look forward to further growth in the coming year, both in APAC and globally.”
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 easy to deploy, customize and operate across equities, options, futures, foreign exchange (FX), fixed income and digital asset markets. Validus is proven in the most complex, high-volume and real-time environments of tier-1 banks, broker-dealers, futures commission merchants (FCMs), proprietary trading groups, market centers, buy-side institutions, energy and commodity trading firms, and regulators. The company’s rapidly growing client base relies on Validus and Eventus’ responsive support and product development teams to overcome its most pressing regulatory challenges. For more, visit www.eventus.com.