Benchmark
Isda sets two options for Libor fallback spread
Historical spread adjustment to be based on five-year median or 10-year mean
Volume-starved SOFR leaves quant hankering for data
At T. Rowe Price, a top quant is tired of SOFR being “yanked around by the liquidity premium”
FCA urges dealers to quote Sonia swaps on Clobs
Regulator co-ordinates efforts to stream firm prices as part of ramped-up transition plans
Bank of China pioneers SOFR lending in Asia
In absence of term rate, lender uses daily compounded backward-looking rate
CLO investors find silver lining in Libor’s demise
A backward-looking SOFR rate will reduce the asset-liability mismatch that sank CLO equity in 2018
Benchmark reform, LCH-Eurex basis and FX algo fears
The week on Risk.net, September 9-13, 2019
LCH sets €STR swap clearing launch date
Clearing house to offer the swaps from October 21, discounted at Eonia
Patchy grasp of Libor reform worries Asia lenders
Widespread lack of understanding could hinder renegotiation of loan terms
Singapore looks to establish term RFR by 2020
Swaps linked to overnight rate will help create term structure, says industry committee member
Libor switch spells trouble for loan systems
Lenders face costly updates to ageing legacy platforms to cope with new risk-free rates
Evaluating the impact of Libor fallback
The planned discontinuation of Libor and other interbank offer rates (Ibors) in 2022 will affect a large number of existing financial contracts based on these benchmarks. According to some estimates, Libor-based contracts – such as interest rate swaps,…
Beyond market equilibrium – The future of active investing
Asset owners use indexes as policy benchmarks and reference portfolios in their asset allocation. Index investors track cap-weighted indexes that seek to capture the market return. Active investors select securities and build portfolios that aim to…
Why Asia is so desperate for a term SOFR
With US dollar Libor embedded in local benchmarks, users need a similar replacement
Dealers dip toe into Sonia swaptions market
NatWest and HSBC print trades, Barclays offers prices
Australia a prime candidate for a term RFR – IHS Markit exec
With its liquid futures and OIS markets, the country could be a term rate leader
Asia awaits term SOFR solution for local benchmarks
Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines look at ways to replace Libor in benchmark calculations
IBA mulls RFQ data and Sonia spinoff to bolster swap rate
Benchmark administrator consults on plan to reduce non-publication and prepare for transition to RFRs
NLP sniffs out contracts harbouring Eonia as fallback
Test finds wide range of 4,000 Libor euro contracts examined could end up in the flagging Eonia rate
LCH plans October 2020 SOFR discounting switch
Cash and basis swaps will reverse value transfer on US dollar derivatives
JP Morgan first to issue SOFR-linked preferred stock
BofA, Goldman Sachs and others are also preparing for Libor’s end
Sonia users face three-way choice in term rate
Trio of rival forward-looking versions of sterling Libor successor set to be available
How the New York Fed produces SOFR in a contingency
No mystery about use of contingency methodology to calculate SOFR for May 31, says Fed exec
Sterling RFR group urges Eiopa to end mismatch on rates
In letter, group points to discrepancy in requirement to use Libor-linked rates as Libor fades out