UK and U.S. regulators review central counterparty resolution coordination

UK and U.S. regulators review central counterparty resolution coordination
UK, US align CCP plans

Financial regulators in the UK and U.S. are continuing joint work on how to manage the hypothetical resolution of central counterparties, a key part of market infrastructure. Senior officials from five authorities meet on September 3, 2026 for a tabletop exercise focused on information sharing, communications and financial stability arrangements.

Highlights

  • Senior officials from CFTC, SEC, FDIC, Federal Reserve Board, and Bank of England will conduct a tabletop CCP resolution exercise on September 3, 2026.
  • The session is part of ongoing senior-level meetings since 2017 to assess progress on joint UK-U.S. central counterparty resolution programs.
  • Regulators focus on enhancing information-sharing and communications to bolster financial stability and policy coordination in the event of CCP resolution.

Cross-border resolution planning

As reported by Commodity Futures Trading Commission, senior officials from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve Board and Bank of England convene for a tabletop exercise on September 3, 2026 to discuss issues related to the hypothetical resolution of central counterparties, or CCPs.

The session is part of a regular series of senior-level meetings held since 2017 to share views on CCP resolution and review progress in an ongoing joint work program among the agencies.

Financial stability and policy coordination

The meeting provides an opportunity to review recent joint work, particularly information-sharing and communications arrangements intended to support financial stability if a CCP enters resolution.

Participants acknowledge the importance of continuing dialogue between UK and U.S. authorities, while also continuing to share analysis and discuss policy formulation related to CCP resolution.

Our earlier article covered the Bank of England’s updated inflation expectations survey, where August readings appeared to fall sharply after the central bank switched survey providers. We noted the BoE cautioned that the methodology change makes it hard to treat the drop as a clear shift in the underlying inflation trend, even though inflation expectations remain an important input into policy and market rate outlooks.

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