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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
September 18, 2018

London – U.S. and UK participants held the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-UK Financial
Regulatory Working Group (Working Group) on September 12, 2018 in London. 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 UK’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 financial services activity between U.S. and UK markets. They also discussed the
implications of the UK’s exit from the EU on financial stability and cross-border financial
regulation, including a particular concern about contract continuity including servicing existing
financial contracts a er exit, noting the importance of reducing potential cli -edge risks for
business and consumers. Participants also discussed the U.S.-UK financial regulatory issues
resulting from the UK’s exit from the EU, and recognized the importance of maintaining bilateral
activity of U.S. and UK financial services firms.
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 first half of 2019 in
Washington, D.C. Bilateral contacts will continue, as appropriate, outside the Working Group on
any issue related to our ongoing financial regulatory cooperation.
On April 19, 2018, the United States and United Kingdom announced the Working Group in a
joint statement.
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