SOFR
Isda preps swaps blueprint for new Bloomberg rates benchmark
Credit-sensitive SOFR add-on could be included in Isda’s interest rate definitions by mid-April
US markets fret over ‘unrepresentative’ fallbacks
Two-year gap between spread fixing and cessation leaves fallback signatories tied to outdated basis
Hong Kong banks await guidance on IRRBB for risk-free rates
HKMA will steer how historical volatility data can be used for valuing new options contracts
US stumbles in pursuit of term SOFR
Flaky swaps liquidity sees June 2021 target slip; CME claims indicative settings already meet international standards
Fed group: SOFR term rate unlikely in 2021
ARRC chair says use case of a forward-looking benchmark would be limited
Tradition to launch first SOFR order book
Streaming swap prices are a critical step to creating term rates for loan markets
Philippines weighs options for replacing swaps benchmark
Industry group identifies two alternatives but overnight rates are off the table. For now.
Isda plans ‘modular’ RFR conventions
Swaps definitions will be updated in response to divergent compounding styles in loan markets
CME looks to life after Eurodollars, as rivals circle
Eurodollar futures will die with Libor but there is no obvious ready-made replacement
BoE to consult on Sonia clearing mandate
Long-dated Sonia swaps set to lose clearing exemption as liquidity shifts from Libor
SOFR adoption stalls after US Libor delay
Stay of execution, RFR illiquidity and fallback reliance slow SOFR adoption
Swaps users shun cash compensation in LCH Libor switch
Members push for spread adjustment to maintain risk profiles, ignoring warnings of market bifurcation
Mutual funds slow to adopt SOFR
Regulatory filings show just 55 trades linked to the rate in the year to September 2020
SOFR swaps traded volume hit new high in January
Notional volumes surpass $222 billion
OTC infrastructure service of the year: Capitalab
Risk Awards 2021: valiant effort to solve swaptions discounting problem wins praise from clients
Funds steering clear of bets on Libor timeline after losses
Despite FCA assurances, most actively traded swap bases have not yet widened back to November levels
Shell bides time over Isda fallbacks
Oil major will adopt Isda protocol as “insurance policy” despite hedge accounting concerns
FCA sees ‘no case for delay’ on Libor cessation ruling
Synthetic Libor powers set for spring consultation as fallbacks become effective and IBA analyses cessation feedback
Bloomberg, IHS Markit join race for SOFR credit add-on
BSBY index seen as ‘easy option’ add-on for regulator-preferred RFR; Markit preps for Q2 launch
Why US dollar Libor spreads may be mispriced
Fallback spreads for all currencies could be fixed together, even if some benchmarks survive past 2021
SOFR trading surged at year end
End-2020 volume and rate spike was muted compared to previous years
Review of 2020: chaos on a roll
Vanishing liquidity, the Ronin collapse, XVAs – the pandemic wreaked havoc in risk transfer markets
Multi-curve Cheyette-style models with lower bounds on tenor basis spreads
A solution for a no-arbitrage condition in Cheyette-style models is proposed
Japan weighs benchmark options as sun sets on Libor
Dominance of risk-free rates in local swaps markets post-Libor is no foregone conclusion, dealers say