On March 24, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a statement announcing that it has not observed market or regulatory developments that warrant a change in its use of the Temporary Transitional Power (TTP) applying to the United Kingdom’s derivatives trading obligation (DTO).
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On December 31, 2020, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a statement on the use of temporary transitional power (TTP) to modify the UK’s derivatives trading obligation (DTO). The TTP will be implemented on December 31, 2020 at 11:00 p.m. UK time (the Statement).
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On November 4, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a statement regarding its approach to the UK share trading obligation (STO) after the end of the Brexit transition period.
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On April 30, the Bank of England (BoE) and the UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published a joint statement, and the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a statement on HM Treasury’s proposed use of the UK financial services regulators’ temporary transitional power (TTP) for up to two years after the end of the Brexit transitional period in December 2020 (the Statements). 
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On September 26, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published updated draft directions under its Temporary Transitional Power (TTP). The TTP is designed to give the FCA flexibility in applying post-Brexit requirements to firms that are transitioning to the new UK regulatory framework following the UK’s departure from the EU. The draft directions would only come into effect on exit day if the UK leaves the EU without an implementation period.
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