Expanded Resolution Regime for Central Counterparties (CCP): consultation
Detail of outcome
皇冠体育app government consulted on new powers for the resolution of central counterparties (CCPs) to help protect financial stability. 皇冠体育appse include enabling the Bank of England (as the UK鈥檚 resolution authority) to take full control of a failing CCP when necessary and to use a number of tools without reliance on a CCP鈥檚 rulebook. This would allow the Bank of England to take faster and more extensive action to stabilise a failing CCP than it can now. 皇冠体育appse powers would also limit risks to public funds by ensuring CCPs and clearing members ultimately bear the losses arising from a CCP failure, rather than taxpayers, whilst still stabilising the CCP, preventing contagion and providing reassurance to the market.
Original consultation
Consultation description
皇冠体育appse new powers would help to better protect financial stability by enabling the Bank to take full control of a CCP when necessary and use a number of tools without reliance on the CCP鈥檚 rulebook. This would mean the Bank could take faster and more extensive action to stabilise the CCP than it can now. 皇冠体育appse powers would also limit risks to public funds by ensuring CCPs and clearing members ultimately bear the losses arising from a CCP failure, rather than taxpayers, whilst still stabilising the CCP, preventing contagion and providing reassurance to the market.