Originally published in A-Team Insight By David Griffiths, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Eventus Systems The journey into the world of trading digital assets is underway but differing regulatory regimes and a lack of technology standards remain a challenge. A recent A-Team Group webinar with representatives from Archax, R3 and Eventus provided insight into the ‘The …
Connecting the Dots – Surveillance Risk Assessments in Harmony with Your Market Abuse Solution Originally published in Markets Media By: Martin Appiah Compliance with market abuse regulation goes beyond adhering to a set of prescriptive requirements, according to regulators. A dynamic and proactive approach is needed, and by combining risk assessments with adaptable systems and …
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Originally published in Markets Media Algo trading has grown increasingly complex over the last decade. In 2007, the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) permitted competition with the national stock exchanges who had previously monopolised equity trading. As venues proliferated, smart order routers and dark pool algorithms were introduced in the region to navigate the …
Originally published in A-Team Insight By Joseph Schifano, Global Head of Regulatory Affairs, Eventus Systems. Buy or build? It’s a question that has long vexed capital markets firms, especially given the rapid evolution of electronic trading and the technological complexity that has come with it. Individual circumstances will vary, but between the numerous vendors and …
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Originally published in Markets Media Broker-dealers, proprietary trading firms and exchange operators have more closely monitored the equity trading within their four walls for a number of years, as per regulatory mandates and their own strong desire to stay out of the headlines that bedeviled the industry during the global financial crisis of 2008-2009. This …
Originally published in Traders Magazine The rise of bitcoin, ether and other cryptocurrencies has challenged market infrastructure and technology providers to enable digital-asset trading with the same efficiency, reliability, and speed as they do for traditional asset classes such as equities, options and fixed income. And where there are trades in a regulated marketplace in …
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Originally published in TabbFORUM On Thursday, Security Traders Association continued its 88th Annual Market Structure Conference in Washington, D.C, dubbed “The Great Return.” Highlights from Day Two included sessions featuring industry leaders like NYSE Group President Stacey Cunningham, former CFTC Chairman J. Chris Giancarlo, MayStreet Chief Policy Officer Manisha Kimmel and others who offered their …
Originally published in Forkast By Vince Turcotte, Sales Director, Asia Pacific at Events Systems Hong Kong Right now, Hong Kong has the clearest and most detailed requirements for licensing of VASPs of any jurisdiction in Asia. It begins with the Securities and Futures Ordinance, a foundational document for the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). In …
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Originally published in Markets Media By Joseph Schifano, Global Head of Regulatory Affairs, Eventus Since the introduction of the EU’s REMIT regulation, many headline prosecutions have exposed weaknesses in the surveillance of market abuse in wholesale commodity and energy market trading. Prompted by severe punitive actions by global regulators against a number of the market’s participants, …
Originally published in Harrington Starr’s The Financial Technologist (2nd Edition) By: Eric Einfalt, Chief Strategy Officer, Eventus When we launched Eventus at the end of 2014, we had one goal in mind: provide a better mousetrap to firms in the capital markets space to efficiently meet their obligation to surveil their trading activity and manage …
