Joint readout of principals’ meeting of UK and US authorities regarding central counterparty resolution

Senior officials from the Bank of England, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Federal Reserve Board convened a virtual meeting today to discuss certain issues relating to the concept of resolution of a central counterparty (CCP).
Published on 25 June 2021

News release

Bank of England
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Securities and Exchange Commission

Senior officials from the Bank of England, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Federal Reserve Board convened a virtual meeting today to discuss certain issues relating to the concept of resolution of a central counterparty (CCP). This meeting was one of a regular series of senior-level meetings held since 2017 to share views on CCP resolution and review the progress of an ongoing program of joint work among the agencies.

This work to date has included a review of UK and US legal frameworks for resolution and analysis of the rulebooks of major UK and US CCPs, thus facilitating the development of prototype resolution strategies for these CCPs. The work also has included consideration of the potential systemic impacts and operational challenges that might result from the use of resolution powers.

Over the next year, the group will continue to share analyses and discuss policy formulation in relation to CCP resolution, with the objective of facilitating progression from the development of resolution strategies to detailed operational planning. 

Media Contacts:

Maggie Illingworth
Bank of England
Maggie.Illingworth@bankofengland.co.uk

Brian Sullivan
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
brsullivan@fdic.gov 

Donna Faulk-White
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
DFaulk-White@CFTC.gov 

Aisha Johnson
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
johnsonai@sec.gov