SEC carves non-US repo out of Treasury clearing mandate under declining caps
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The SEC has granted two linked exemptions from the central clearing mandate for US Treasury securities, responding to requests from the IIB and SIFMA. The order carves qualifying non-US repo transactions out of the Trade Submission Requirement subject to a declining activity cap, and widens the inter-affiliate exclusion to cover affiliates that are not banks, broker-dealers or FCMs. It binds foreign and US direct participants with non-US business.
- The order exempts qualifying non-US Treasury repo from the Trade Submission Requirement if a firm's non-US transactions stay below a Percentage Cap or below a $5 billion Fixed Dollar Threshold, measured on a rolling three-quarter average.
- The Percentage Cap starts at 25% for June 30, 2027 through June 30, 2028, falls to 20%, then 15%, and reaches 10% after June 30, 2030.
- Direct participants relying on the exemption must attest to each US Treasury securities CCA that they are monitoring and complying, and notify the CCA immediately if they fall out of compliance.
- Part III widens the inter-affiliate exclusion to cover affiliates meeting clauses (ii) and (iii) of the Rule 17ad-22(a) definition, regardless of whether they are banks, broker-dealers or FCMs, but excludes any affiliate that is an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
- The relief does not supersede earlier inter-affiliate exclusion relief granted to the Managed Funds Association in June 2026.
Executive summary
The Securities and Exchange Commission on October 30, 2026 issued an order (Release No. 34-106789; File Nos. S7-2026-07 and S7-2026-11) granting conditional exemptive relief under Sections 36(a) and 17A(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The relief operates on…
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https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/04/2026-22493/order-granting-exemptive-relief-pursuant-to-sections-17a-and-36a-of-the-securities-exchange-act-ofRead by Regulus 13 Nov 2026 at 00:51 UTC
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