Libor
Beware of cliff edge in Libor fallbacks
Derivatives users may see a sudden change in the value of payoffs when Libor ends, Coremont analysts write
Risk-free rates may fail liquidity test for hedge accounting
Experts fear trades referencing SOFR and €STR will not be eligible for hedging relief
SOFR and credit spread – Not as simple as it seems
Chris Dias, principal and global Libor solution co-lead at KPMG, explores how the market will adjust as liquidity grows and why firms must resist the temptation to default to existing processes for determining credit spread and re-think the traditional…
Shifting Libor fallback window jolts basis market
Fallback spreads widened more than 20% after UK regulator says Libor’s end could be announced this year
Libor webinar playback: traders hope for liquidity catalysts
Panellists from JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Tradeweb discuss "make or break" year for transition
Libor webinar playback: Schooling Latter on timing of ‘death notice’
Benchmark cessation could be announced this year, FCA official reveals – news that has moved the market
Bruised, not broken: execs say Libor switch on track despite Covid
Compressed timeline for transition may leave smaller firms struggling to meet end-2021 deadline
Sonia term rate nears ‘beta’ release, while SOFR struggles
ARRC chair says current liquidity in SOFR derivatives is insufficient to create a term rate
Lagging futures market holding back swaptions RFR transition
“Elephant in the room” is hindering non-linear growth and swap market liquidity, say rates traders
Libor death notice could be served this year – FCA
Announcement may come soon after Isda’s fallback protocol takes effect in November
Conduct risks stalk banks in Libor transition
As replacement rate concerns become more pressing, firms fear Libor lawsuits and regulatory wrath
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
Twin-track solution for ‘tough legacy’ Libor falls flat
Critics deplore lack of detail in UK taskforce's call for parallel legal fix and synthetic rate
Libor trap lurks in 2021 US stress tests
Using SOFR, borrowing could boom and revenues collapse
US benchmark switch splits swaptions market
Some users ignore new guidance to nominate SOFR for swap discounting
Structured products are lost in translation post-Libor
Benchmark shift would “fundamentally transform” popular rates structures, users fear
US loan market will move to SOFR by Q1 of 2021 – Wells Fargo
Libor head predicts quick transition for loans following ‘big bang’ shifts in swaps
Swaptions compensation method divides market
US and European firms back redress payments, but disagree over how they would work
LCH debuts central clearing for Sora derivatives
CCP expects surge in volumes after clearing first trade linked to Singapore’s risk-free rate
UK regulator rules out extending Libor deadline
Despite Covid disorder, FCA will not compel banks to submit Libor quotes after 2021
SOFR phase-in for cash products sparks ‘mismatch’ fears
Official proposal for one-year transition period could lead to basis risk, participants say