Intercontinental Exchange (Ice)
Prime fund exodus threatens SOFR credit add-on
Falling commercial paper and certificate of deposit issuance could leave new benchmarks with data gaps
IBA launches Sonia Ice swap rate
Test version of key benchmark is latest phase in switch from Libor to sterling risk-free rate
Hammer time? Clearers mull co-operation on default auctions
Some CCPs are mooting joint auctions to resolve large defaults – but critics deem them unworkable
Race to cash in on term Sonia is filled with twists
Pending merger and FCA’s effort to create synthetic Libor rates could sway outcome
New Tradeweb/IBA benchmark tipped as ‘competitor’ to SOFR
Forward-looking risk-free rate aimed at US mortgage market could have broader applications
Stanford’s Duffie shakes up SOFR credit race with AXI index
Academics propose new credit index that ditches Libor tenors for a single funding spread
CCPs added cash to their liquidity buffers in Q1
CME increased cash reserves at central banks by 271% quarter-on-quarter
Term SOFR rate still possible this year, benchmark firms say
Administrators target year-end benchmark trials despite low swaps liquidity
UK’s tough legacy fix spells trouble for US Libor transition
FCA will have little control over how synthetic Libor rates are used in other jurisdictions
People moves: Citi clearing head Kemp retires, Sapcanin made CRO of European markets, HSBC GAM hires Axa’s Leon, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Oil funds want to reduce risk. Will investors let them?
Despite posting big losses, funds that track front-month contracts remain popular with investors
Credit problem: SOFR faces uphill struggle in loan market
Furnishing Libor’s replacement with a credit-sensitive spread is proving to be a Sisyphean task
Ice swap rate adds safety net with Tradeweb quotes
Inclusion of dealer-to-client prices will boost publication rate in stress periods, IBA claims
UK regulator rules out extending Libor deadline
Despite Covid disorder, FCA will not compel banks to submit Libor quotes after 2021
Markit plans SOFR credit spread add-on using CDS data
Vendor taps vast pool of credit market data to create new benchmark “not dissimilar” to Libor
Bond managers relaxed ahead of bumper index rebalance
Fed’s credit facilities boost confidence as downgrades hit corporate bond indexes
Sonia term rate contenders tested by market mayhem
Regulator-proposed quote approach falters as dealers pull swap prices from screens
Sluggish back-office systems added to margin pressures
Systems supplied by FIS struggled to handle massive spike in March trading volumes
Swaps benchmark vanishes as traders flee firm price venues
Dollar Ice swap rate fails to publish in March rout; patchy Sonia Clob prices could delay term rates
iTraxx volumes spike amid market panic
Volumes of Ice-cleared index contracts more than four times higher than average
Oil futures and options see record volumes
Brent crude contract traded volumes hit 3.4 million on March 9
All aboard for LNG freight derivatives?
Tools to manage LNG freight risk were developed last year, but how is the market responding?
Synthetic Libor faces legal obstacles
EU benchmark rules may thwart ‘tough legacy’ fix, reviving calls for blanket legislation
Isda plans February rerun of Libor pre-death trigger poll
Lack of consensus would add pre-cessation option to post-cessation protocol for bilateral swaps