Risk-free rates (RFRs)
Isda sets two options for Libor fallback spread
Historical spread adjustment to be based on five-year median or 10-year mean
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
Isda set to launch fallback spread consultation
Lookback and mean/median study to launch this month, with results tipped to move the basis market
Libor takes a back seat as insurers await regulatory clarity
Eiopa silence on discount curves holds back transition plans
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
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
Splits emerge over ‘pre-cessation’ fallback triggers
CCPs say cleared swaps will move to new rates if Libor is no longer representative of markets
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
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
BoE is going to curb Libor collateral. But how much?
Harshest of three ideas to shift market to Sonia would largely ban Libor collateral from its market ops
No forward-looking rates? No problem
A commonly used quant model could be the answer to the replacement of forward-looking Libor
JP Morgan warming to derivatives-based term RFR rates
Risk Live: Unlike Libor, the market has a say in them. (Though they may not be real term rates, executive muses)
Dealers issue rallying cry for cross-currency benchmark reform
Risk Live: Global banks need to drive new standards for multi-rate swaps, say leading industry execs
BoE drops Libor for hedging UK forex reserves
Risk Live: Central bank adopts Sonia in Treasury swap programme, consults on restrictions for Libor collateral
Lingering Euribor may hit €STR futures prospects
Bourses question viability of euro RFR contracts as Euribor reform efforts remove transition incentives
Ahead of the curve: how traders profited from Libor fallbacks
Market second-guesses spread for new risk-free rate, spicing up Libor-Sonia basis market