SEC and FCA Sign Updated Supervisory Cooperation Arrangements

The first MoU, which was originally signed in 2006, is a comprehensive supervisory arrangement covering regulated entities that operate across the national borders. The MoU was updated to, among other things, expand the scope of covered firms under the MoU to include firms that conduct derivatives, credit rating, and derivatives trade repository businesses to reflect:

• Post-financial crisis reforms related to derivatives
• FCA’s assumption of responsibility from ESMA for overseeing credit rating agencies and trade repositories in the event of Brexit

The second MoU, which was originally signed in 2013, is required under the UK Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations. The MoU provides a framework for supervisory cooperation and exchange of information related to the supervision of covered entities in the alternative investment fund industry. The updated MoU ensures that investment advisers, fund managers, private funds, and other covered entities in the alternative investment fund industry, which are regulated by SEC and FCA, will be able to continue to operate on a cross-border basis without interruption, regardless of the outcome of the withdrawal of UK from EU.

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