The SEC adopted a rule that any SEC-registered central clearing agency that provides central clearing of U.S. Treasury securities ("USTs") shall require its members to centrally clear (i) most repurchase and reverse repurchase transactions in USTs to which it is a counterparty and (ii) certain cash market purchases and sales of USTs.
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Sia Partners, a global management consultancy, identified additional market participants' concerns on an SEC proposal to require central clearing of Treasury security transactions and repurchase agreements.
On May 24, 2023, representatives from J.P. Morgan, Wells Fargo, Sia Partners and Fried Frank hosted a complimentary virtual seminar on the SEC's proposed rule changes that would require the majority of participants in the U.S. Treasury and Repo Markets to centrally clear secondary market transactions. The webinar is now available to view on demand.
The SEC proposed (i) amendments to current requirements on clearing agencies’ risk-based margin systems and (ii) a new rule on the content of clearing agencies' recovery and wind-down plans. On May 24, representatives from J.P. Morgan, Wells Fargo, Sia Partners and Fried Frank will address the implications of this rulemaking and the SEC's separate proposal on mandatory central clearing.
Sia Partners, a global management consultancy, conducted an independent study identifying key market concerns over an SEC proposal that would require U.S. Treasury security transactions and repos to be centrally cleared.