SOFR
LCH targets hardwired pre-cessation triggers
Proposal aims to align transfer pricing for cleared and bilateral markets in the event of split on ‘zombie Libor’ triggers
New pre-cessation poll likely as FCA quells zombie Libor fears
Minimal non-representative lifespan opens door for rerun of Isda trigger consultation
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
Compounding, venue disruptors and the Fed’s stress buffer
The week on Risk.net, January 11–17, 2020
Swaps data: have SOFR and Sonia swaps and futures lived up to expectations?
Progress on volumes of SOFR and Sonia swaps and futures
Review of 2019: shaken, not stirred
The market survived a cocktail of hits. But is a hangover on the way?
First Ibor versus SOFR cross-currency swap trades
Westpac and Citi strike BBSW/SOFR trade in landmark moment for Australian market
Sonia users push for official in-arrears rate
US Fed proposal for compounded SOFR index leads to calls for endorsement of NatWest’s Sonia calculation
In the US, it’s an even ‘tougher legacy’ for Libor
A legislative solution for cash products is in the works, but lawyers say it raises constitutional issues
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
Clearing house of the year: LCH
Risk Awards 2020: CCP conquers Brexit threat to deliver banner year for RFRs, margin and forex
Interest rate derivatives house of the year: Goldman Sachs
Risk Awards 2020: US bank leads the way on SOFR, and gets creative to facilitate US insurer hedging
Derivatives house of the year: Bank of America
Risk Awards 2020: New home in Paris has brought more European clients to the Street’s most consistent markets franchise
Competitive differentiation – Reaping the benefits of XVA centralisation
A forum of industry leaders discusses the latest developments in XVA and the strategic, operational and technological challenges of derivatives valuation in today’s environment, including the key considerations for banks looking to move to a standardised…
Spotlight on SOFR
The US has chosen the secured overnight financing rate (SOFR) as its Libor replacement. SOFR swaps could get a boost when clearing houses start using the new rate in discounting, but there are some caveats. For other products, the US is drawing up Libor…
First all-RFR cross-currency swap traded
Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley strike landmark €STR v SOFR trade
FCA steps up call for Libor ‘pre-death’ trigger in swaps
Failure to insert pre-cessation trigger could disrupt hedging of cleared swaps, warns regulator
Ice swap rate adds RFQ data; adopts Sonia
Industry backs overhaul of term swap rate to curb non-publication and hasten Libor switch
Opening the buy-side liquidity pool
Vikash Rughani, business manager at triReduce and triBalance, outlines a new approach enabling buy- and sell-side participants to optimise the transition of legacy Libor over-the-counter swaps contracts to alternative reference rates
Repo madness, FRTB and swaptions switch
The week on Risk.net, November 2–8, 2019
Fed’s repo operations will not fix rate spikes, dealers say
Risk USA: leverage constraints remain, even after massive injections of emergency liquidity
Goldman’s Granet: repo tumult does not undermine SOFR
Risk USA: Libor transition head says SOFR is more stable than the rate it is set to replace
All clear? Structural shifts add to repo madness
Many things contributed to 10% repo, among them a FICC programme and a surge in overnight funding
LCH won’t back single fix for swaptions switch
Clearing house pledges to “support” multiple solutions to discounting problem