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Transitioning away from Libor is the biggest change to financial operations that many firms have ever undertaken. In the coming months, all Libor-based exposures will need to transition to risk-free interest rates such as SOFR or Sonia. While five US dollar Libor fixings will remain in place until June 2023, regulators insist that no new Libor risk should be traded after the end of 2021. The implications for products with floating rates beyond the Libor phase-out are huge. Risk.net is one of the most visited sites for up-to-the-minute information and analysis on the Libor transition.
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UMR compliance: preparing for phase six
This webinar examines the lessons learned from previous phases and identifies critical – but often unexpectedly time-consuming – factors required for compliance
Harmonisation of FRTB data compliance requirements by local jurisdictions is crucial
Banks face uncertainty over changing responsibilities under the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB), but potential jurisdictional divergence on new requirements for data vendors could add greater complexity to the roll-out of these new rules
It’s complicated: why backtesting is so challenging, but so important
Hiroshi Tanase, executive director of product analysis and design at S&P Global Market Intelligence, explores why, with the implementation of phase five of uncleared margin rules (UMR) last September and with the phase six roll-out just around the corner…
Avoid the rush: don’t let UMR implementation for phase six catch you off–guard
With firms soon to be subjected to phase six of the uncleared margin rules (UMR), the implementation of phase five has taught a series of valuable lessons. Firms must grasp the complexity of the processes and ensure they are prepared in time for…
Collateral resilience is more than just understanding initial margin
New regulations and extreme global events are seeing initial margin (IM) requirements rise in prominence, with investment managers needing to focus on more than just their regulatory and operational compliance
US dollar Libor transition: a new countdown in motion
With almost all Libor settings discontinued at the end of 2021, Philip Whitehurst, head of service development, rates at LCH, addresses what’s ahead for the final US dollar Libor transition to risk-free rates, what has and hasn’t been achieved so far,…
Looking ahead to the post-Libor landscape
Libor’s days are coming to an end, so what does the future hold? A Risk.net expert panel discusses the original dream of a multi-benchmark world, and whether it is still alive
Clearing of legacy Libor swaps
Phillip Whitehurst, LCH, discusses the most disruptive aspects of all the conversions of non-US dollar Libor trades that will have happened by the end of the year, how LCH is dealing with legacy swaptions that settle into cleared swaps and how this…
Libor Telethon: looking ahead
In this Libor countdown clinic, a panel of experts explores the future landscape in a post-Libor world
Libor Telethon: interviews with Tom Wipf and Elisabeth Kirby
This Libor countdown clinic features interviews with Tom Wipf, vice-chairman of institutional securities at Morgan Stanley and chair of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee, and Elisabeth Kirby, managing director and head of market structure at…
Libor Telethon: leaving Libor behind and clearing legacy Libor swaps
This Libor countdown clinic explores the impacts of moving on from Libor and how to clear legacy Libor swaps, and features an interview with Phillip Whitehurst, head of service development, rates, at LCH
Libor Telethon: interview and Q&A
In this Libor countdown clinic, an interview with Edwin Schooling-Latter, director of markets and wholesale policy at the Financial Conduct Authority is followed by a Q&A with Nicolas Cerrajero, Irina Ursachi and Nicolas Millot from audit, tax and…
Libor countdown clinic #2
There is still a lot to do ahead of the Libor cessation deadline, and predicting the story’s closing chapter is not easy. This webinar explores what is left to prepare, who’s ahead, what they’ve done and how they’ve done it.
The last days of Libor: are you ready for transition?
Financial and non-financial institutions must consider possible doomsday scenarios by year-end, when Libor ceases. Almost all new benchmark rates and tools are available to prepare for this landmark transition. This report explores the nuances of new…
A regulatory push is key for a post‑Libor world
An online webinar hosted by Tradeweb and convened by Asia Risk explores the importance of directives and timings being clearly laid out by regulators in the transition away from Libor
Libor Risk – Quarterly report Q2 2021
The countdown to Libor's demise is officially under way. If a recent jump in Libor usage is anything to go by, regulators face a Herculean task prising dollar markets off the discredited rate by year-end. The mission is complicated by huge swathes of the…
Options to mitigate the challenges of index cessation fallbacks and conversion
This has so far been a defining year for index cessation, Isda’s fallbacks protocol and central counterparty conversions. TriOptima insists that now is the time for firms to get their interest rate swap portfolios in order before year-end
Market fragmentation – The impacts of multiple rates and conventions
A forum of industry leaders discusses key developments in benchmark reform, and the strategic, operational and technological challenges involved in Libor transition
Libor transition nears its end – Five topics you need to know
As the deadline to Libor cessation approaches, Liang Wu, executive director of financial engineering and head of cross-asset product management at Numerix, presents a series of market themes that warrant closer inspection
Navigating the Libor transition – A guide
A brand new, in-depth guide to help financial services firms consider the strategic questions underpinning the switch from Libor to new risk-free rates at their organisation
Key questions in Libor transition – Q&A with Tom Wipf
In this audiocast, Navin Raunier, partner for risk advisory at consultants TCS discusses recent developments in Libor transition with Tom Wipf, vice-chair of the institutional securities business at Morgan Stanley, and chair of the Federal Reserve Board…
Libor to Sonia – If not now, when?
At the end of this year, Libor will cease to exist. It is no longer about getting ready – it's about being ready. If we think of Libor as an 'approaching storm', the potential for disruption is great. If you heard a large storm coming, would you wait…
The outlook for 2021 – Libor
Steffan Tsilimos, head of interest rate derivatives products at Bloomberg, discusses the outlook for Libor derivatives, including how firms can best understand their exposure, the different approaches required for legacy transactions and the challenges…
Legacy benchmark risk – A robust and effective conversion mechanism
With an uncertain future for interest rate benchmarks, TriOptima has developed its triReduce Benchmark Conversion functionality, providing support to customers transitioning their over-the-counter swaps portfolios to these alternative benchmarks