Terminus Capital Partners Takes Majority Stake in Eventus
Terminus Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Eventus, the provider of the Validus trade‑surveillance platform. The deal, terms undisclosed, will fund accelerated product innovation, global commercial expansion and selective acquisitions. Eventus’ solution now spans equities, options, futures, FX, fixed income and digital assets, supporting banks, brokers and regulators. The investment highlights growing market demand for AI‑enhanced, cross‑asset surveillance amid evolving market structures and regulatory pressure.
Democratising Surveillance: Why Culture Is the Real Compliance Challenge
VoxSmart CEO Oliver Blower argues that compliance failures stem more from entrenched cultural norms than from a lack of surveillance technology. He proposes reframing communications monitoring as a product discipline that emphasizes explainable AI, fairness, and shared accountability rather than...
Defensibility: The New Watchword for Data Management
Regulated enterprises, especially financial institutions, are shifting focus from merely adopting AI to proving that AI data pipelines are secure and well‑governed. New regulations such as the EU AI Act demand detailed disclosures of training data sources, processing methods, and...
MiFIR Schema 1.4.0 Rollout: Testing Clarity Still Pending – April Deadline Remains
ESMA’s MiFIR reporting page shows the test environment for schema v1.4.0 will open in February 2026, but exact dates remain unconfirmed. The new XML schema removes the separate FITRS quantitative reporting channel, shifting equity transparency calculations to transaction reporting data...
Sanctions Data Has Outgrown the Systems Built to Manage It
Sanctions‑related securities have multiplied severalfold since early 2022, turning a niche compliance issue into a real‑time operational variable. A SIX survey of 291 financial institutions shows senior executives now expect sanctions data to create material challenges across trading, risk and...
Regulator-First AI: Vivox Brings Atomic Workflows to Compliance Operations
Vivox AI offers a regulator‑first compliance platform that automates repetitive first‑line tasks using atomic workflow steps, ensuring each action is auditable and explainable. The solution, live in about 100 countries, targets fintechs, payments firms and digital banks struggling to scale...