Libor
CCP discount switch drives record SOFR swap volumes
Historic move off fed funds discounting leads to trading surge
Libor transition – Know your conversation and value impact
Ross Allen, managing director, and Ming Cheung, director of platforms and regulatory compliance at IHS Markit, explore some of the key issues with regard to upcoming changes to interbank offered rates, including Libor, and how the service provider’s…
Big bangs, FinCEN leak and prime exodus
The week on Risk.net, October 10–16, 2020
FFCB pilots US Libor note fix as legal remedy stalls
Exchange exercise offers partial relief, but could be repeated as US issuers seek to safeguard contracts
Prime fund exodus threatens SOFR credit add-on
Falling commercial paper and certificate of deposit issuance could leave new benchmarks with data gaps
CCPs mull ‘big bang’ €STR swap conversion
A co-ordinated transition of Eonia contracts is being discussed with members and end-users
‘Big bang’ sends basis swaps on roller-coaster ride
Secrecy at CME is contributing to volatility ahead of next week’s switch to SOFR discounting
Solid foundations – Bridging the transition gap
Phil Whitehurst, head of service development, rates, SwapClear at LCH, explores the potential parallels between forward-looking term Sonia rates and term SOFR rates. He presents his thoughts on the recent announcement of increased powers for the…
IBA launches Sonia Ice swap rate
Test version of key benchmark is latest phase in switch from Libor to sterling risk-free rate
DoJ gives green light to Isda protocol
Move clears path for possible late-January announcement on Libor cessation
Protocol delay casts doubt on Libor death knell timing
Two-month delay to Isda fallback protocol leaves FCA’s planned end-2020 statement in the balance
Euribor fallback consultation set for November
ECB’s Holthausen raises concerns over inclusion of non-existent term €STR as safety net for euro contracts
Libor webinar playback: spotlight on euros
Panellists from ECB, LCH, Natixis and Societe Generale discuss struggling liquidity in €STR
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
Liquidity test clouds Ibor switch accounting rules
IFRS 9 update will lead to hedge accounting breakdown if new rates markets lack depth
Number of SOFR swaps traded hits new peak
Over 220 swaps struck for the first time since trading began
Libor webinar playback: spotlight on sterling
Panellists from Barclays, HSBC, Intralinks and Morgan Stanley discuss early cessation announcement
Sterling swap traders brace for new Sonia switch deadline
Covid delays force regulators to set new date for interdealer swap market to price off RFR
Friary deal clears path for Sonia switch revival
Consent solicitation for Libor-linked pass-through notes is first transition test for variable-duration instruments
Malaysia Ibor trades vs SOFR in new sign of Asia transition
CIMB, Standard Chartered Malaysia strike second swap in region to use Ibor rate against US RFR
SOFR basis tightens on ‘big bang’ auction disclosure
Indicative auction portfolio unveiled by LCH shows discount risk heavily skewed to liquid end of curve
Cliff effect might demand risk calculation agility until Libor cessation
Didier Loiseau, global head of rates, bonds and credit at Murex, examines the problems that originate from the spread calculation technicality stipulated by the new International Swaps and Derivatives Association Ibor fallback supplement, which…
Bonds and loans clash on Sonia compounding style
Choice of ‘lag’ method for sterling RFR loan conventions bars use of BoE index
Hong Kong plots Honia-linked floater debut
Central bank hopes floating rate note sale will kick-start new debt market linked to risk-free rate