1.5: Securities Regulations

Enhance government securities regulations.

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ENHANCE GOVERNMENT SECURITIES REGULATIONS. On Treasury's behalf, we administer regulations involving three distinct areas: the auctioning of Treasury securities, the secondary market for government securities, and eligibility and valuation of collateral to protect public funds. To add value to deliberations on formulating rule changes, we will continually educate ourselves, Treasury policy officials, and other regulatory agencies about new products, innovations in business practices and technology, and other market factors that may impact any of the three regulatory areas we administer. When determinations are made to augment or modify rules, we will act promptly to draft clear language to explain and implement the rule changes. On an ongoing basis, we will educate those impacted by our rules, including regulators responsible for enforcing the rules, by providing formal training, individual meetings, and extensive content on our website. While we can't predict the specific subject matters that we'll need to address over the course of the next few years, there will likely be regulatory changes needed — given the dynamic nature of the government securities market, Treasury's goal of conducting borrowings as efficiently as possible, and the potential for new financial instruments to be considered for Treasury's collateral programs. We will be prepared to respond quickly and knowledgeably as the need for regulatory change arises.

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• Wholesale Securities Services Program

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