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U.S.-UK Financial Regulatory Working Group Joint Statement | U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S.-UK Financial Regulatory Working Group Joint Statement
May 29, 2019

Washington – U.S. and UK participants held the second meeting of the U.S.-UK Financial
Regulatory Working Group (Working Group) on May 23, 2019 in Washington, DC. The Working
Group was formed to deepen our bilateral regulatory cooperation with a view to the further
promotion of financial stability; investor protection; fair, orderly, and e icient markets; and
capital formation in both jurisdictions. This cooperation is especially important given transition
in the United Kingdom’s regulatory relationships as it withdraws from the European Union.
Participants included o icials and senior sta from the U.S. Department of the Treasury and HM
Treasury, and from the U.S. and UK independent regulatory agencies, including the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation, O ice of Comptroller of the Currency, Securities and Exchange
Commission, the Bank of England, and the Financial Conduct Authority. U.S. and UK
participants shared views on issues in their respective areas of responsibility.
At the meeting, U.S. and UK participants discussed the outlook for financial regulatory reforms
and future priorities, including possible areas for deeper regulatory cooperation to facilitate
further safe and e icient financial services activity between U.S. and UK markets. They also
discussed the implications of the United Kingdom’s exit from the EU on financial stability and
cross-border financial regulation.
Participants recognized the importance of regulatory cooperation in fostering the bilateral
activity of U.S. and UK financial services firms. Participants also reported on the Working
Group’s progress since the inaugural meeting in September 2018, including successfully
extending existing bilateral financial regulatory arrangements between the United States and
the European Union with respect to the United Kingdom and updating existing bilateral
financial regulatory arrangements between the United States and United Kingdom. This was
necessary to ensure supervisory and regulatory continuity as the United Kingdom exits the
European Union. Additionally, both sides recognized the importance of financial innovation and
took note that U.S. Treasury and HM Treasury will soon launch a partnership to promote further

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engagement on financial services innovation, including with firms seeking to grow
internationally in our markets.
Participants identified follow-up work for the Working Group on these topics and other crossborder issues. The next meeting of the Working Group will be in the second half of 2019 in
London. Bilateral contacts will continue, as appropriate, outside the Working Group on any
issue related to our ongoing financial regulatory cooperation.

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