The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted rule changes to reduce system-wide risks in the $26bn US Treasury market by requiring that more trades are cleared centrally.
Yesterday (13 December), the US regulator voted four to one in favour of a proposal to enhance risk management practices for central counterparties in the market and facilitate additional clearing of US Treasury trades. The rules mandate a notably greater share of the US Treasury cash and repo markets, particularly specific eligible secondary market transactions, to undergo central clearing by 31 December 2025 for cash transactions, and by 30 June 2026 for repo transactions. US private fund industry bodies sue SEC over new disclosure rules The reforms are part of the US government'...
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