Euribor
US funds edge towards SOFR adoption
Counterparty Radar: A fifth of swap notional held in Q4 references the RFR but funds still lean on USD Libor
Rush to meet net-zero target could see Sonia, SOFR collapse
Policy inaction could halt benchmarks’ normalisation, BoE biennial exploratory scenario finds
CDS market prepares to join Libor transition
Ice and LCH will switch to new rates for margin interest; Isda to follow in standard model update
Euribor tweaks to yield lower fix, bigger pool of usable trades
Methodology changes to raise share of Level 1 and 2 submissions and reduce reliance on Level 3
Fears EU’s ‘tough legacy’ fix could tie risk managers’ hands
Proposal bans use of replacement rate in new products, which some fear could hamper hedging and novations
Slow €STR swap take-up threatens term rate fallbacks
Esma’s Maijoor calls for greater use of new benchmark to help develop forward-looking rates
Libor Telethon playback: regulators stress ‘no new use’
Watch BoE, FCA, Fed and industry speakers tackling prickly cessation questions
Libor webinar playback: spotlight on euros
Panellists from ECB, LCH, Natixis and Societe Generale discuss struggling liquidity in €STR
Libor countdown webinar series – Euro
In this webinar, a panel of experts discusses €STR liquidity, how firms fared through the recent central counterparty discount switches, the impact on €STR swaps trading and the future of Euribor
ECB’s Holthausen urges market to ditch Eonia
Regulator sees risk in relying on fallbacks to effect switch to €STR – and calls on dealers to educate clients
Negative Euribor-Eonia spread tipped to persist
Supply and demand dynamics in unsecured market set to continue, pushing Euribor lower
Slump in €STR swap volumes at LCH leaves market guessing
Market participants are counting on July 27 discounting switch to revive key euro benchmark
Swaptions compensation method divides market
US and European firms back redress payments, but disagree over how they would work
UK regulator rules out extending Libor deadline
Despite Covid disorder, FCA will not compel banks to submit Libor quotes after 2021
€5trn of Eonia swaps mature after benchmark’s death
Almost 20% of derivatives notionals linked to retiring rate will expire post-2022
Signing the Libor fallback protocol: a cautionary tale
As Orwell’s Room 101 beckons for Libor publication, muRisQ Advisory’s Marc Henrard warns of a potential pitfall in the fallback protocol
EU compounding confusion creates headaches for banks
With the fallback possibly illegal in some EU states, loan system updates may become more complicated
Euribor fallbacks could hit thin legal ice
In Italy and Germany, compound interest – the foundation of Euribor fallbacks – is actually illegal
Isda to poll Libor users on pre-cessation triggers, again
Trade body seeks clarity on zombie lifespan and CCP response as it bows to regulatory pressure
LCH sets date for euro swap discounting change
Clearer will make switch for €91 trillion in swaps next June
Eurex to adopt €STR flat discounting for Euribor swaps
Switch planned for Q2 of 2020, with a single cash payment to correct value transfers
Euribor futures spread spike strangles prop traders
Safe-haven butterfly trades savaged by shock divergence in mid-term contracts
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