Federal Reserve Bank of New York
The Fed doesn’t like narrow banks, but asset managers do
Narrow banks would funnel cash to the Fed to get its rate – money managers are intrigued
Basel closes in on IM offset for leverage ratio
US seen as obstacle to consensus; committee expected to allow netting of margin against PFE only
A mystery: why did the NY Fed use a survey to get SOFR?
Almost a week later, still no word on why SOFR was set using a market survey instead of submissions
New tools needed for bespoke SOFR trades – Wells Fargo
US bank’s Libor transition head wants ‘simple’ way to calculate compound rates for any given period
Fed repo facility may fix SOFR’s image problem
‘Overnight standing repo facility’ could stop year-end rate spikes, and extend Fed’s reach
Singapore looks to synthetic Libor for new benchmark calculation
The way Singapore’s swap rate is calculated must change if Libor disappears after 2021
Volume ‘non-existent’, but SOFR backers are upbeat
ARRC members say despite appearances, SOFR is ahead of schedule and liquidity will come
First SOFR term rate coming in 2020
Staff at the New York Fed are working on a series of backward-looking averages
A rush on Libor fallbacks to head off holdouts
Concerns that valuation changes will scare some off adoption may be accelerating Isda timeline
Legislative fix sought for Libor fallbacks
Federal law makes it “almost impossible” to change benchmark rates for FRNs
Repo rate hits 7.25% on year-end volatility
US Treasury issuance on December 31 said to have fuelled last-minute dash for cash
Unfinished business: US Treasuries reform stalls
Efforts to improve clearing and settlement of US government debt – and oversight of who trades it – still incomplete
Fed’s risk proposal puts banks on the defensive
New supervisory guidance will make business heads responsible for risk management
Revised Basel output floor could hit US banks after all
Fall in operational risk weights could push up capital requirements for market and credit risk
DTCC set to cut US Treasury clearing fees
Revised fee structure could prompt more firms to participate in clearing
Pimco calls for urgency on Libor transition
Bond giant wants SOFR rate published “sooner rather than later”; BlackRock raises questions over liquidity
Fed supervisor presses banks to address CCP exposures
Regulator says more information is needed to fully understand the risk of cleared trades
Banks, regulators clash over stress testing
OCC and NY Fed officials defend regulatory stress tests despite criticism from bankers
Libor’s sunset sees US repo market cast a longer shadow
Concern over structural deficiencies as SOFR chosen to replace key benchmark
Bailout obsession holds back US CCP resolution regime
Dodd-Frank leaves legal uncertainty, but proposed alternatives could be even worse
Fed examiner calls on banks to rethink KRIs
Most banks fail to establish explicit link between KRIs and identified risk exposures
Fed official: banks must recover from cyber attack in two hours
“If you’re waiting for us to give you regulation, you’re behind the curve,” says Fed’s Ferlazzo