Ois discounting
Regulatory change will force firms to alter their behaviour, and their technology platforms need to keep pace
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Industry group will launch a best practice document confirming that negative interest rates apply under CSA
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Moves to central clearing of many derivatives will mean hedge assets and margin will be valued using the overnight interest rate. Yet insurers’ liabilities are still valued with reference to a Libor rate. For those insurers that are significant users...
New proposals on the margining of uncleared derivatives trades could dampen take-up of the standard CSA
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