SOFR
First SOFR term rate coming in 2020
Staff at the New York Fed are working on a series of backward-looking averages
LCH plans 2020 switch to SOFR discounting
Users opt for one-step switch to new US dollar regime, as long as CCP cooks up compensation scheme
Libor may linger as regulators ‘change tune’
CFTC and FCA suggest benchmark could be kept alive to avoid cash market chaos
Swaps data: SOFR volume and margin insights
Data shows recent leap in SOFR trades – and hints at growth in synthetic swaps
SOFR, so bad: liquidity lags transition ambitions
Thin current trading may lead to poor fallback choices, and dim SOFR’s appeal ahead of Libor’s death
Legislative fix sought for Libor fallbacks
Federal law makes it “almost impossible” to change benchmark rates for FRNs
Clearing house of the year: CME Clearing
Risk Awards 2019: Clearer moved early to ramp up default resources and counter threat of February volatility spike
Libor fallbacks set to split cash and swaps
Basis could appear when benchmark dies, with swaps, bonds and loans embracing different fallbacks
More carrot, less stick in US Libor transition
Risk USA: US regulators take softer approach than UK counterparts
Banks warned of capital add-ons for legacy Libor contracts
UK regulators’ letter to firms could be followed by Pillar 2 charge to speed transition to Sonia
Search for term Libor replacement faces twin obstacles
Forward-looking rates based on futures too contrived, but OIS market lacks liquidity
Ripple effect: The impact of moving away from Libor
Sponsored Q&A
Transitioning beyond Libor: Some key considerations
Liang Wu, vice-president of financial engineering and head of CrossAsset product management at Numerix, explores the transition to Libor alternative rates and the impact on curve construction practices
Is Libor going away?
Amid widespread expectation that Libor will soon be discontinued, questions are being asked around whether the transitioning towards risk-free rates will prove too onerous to achieve. Christopher Dias, principal, advisory, at KPMG, explores whether the…
Term versions of RFRs will work – FCA official
Schooling-Latter backs plan to build curve from swaps and futures; others have doubts
Ibor transition valuation and risk management considerations
The impending move from interbank offered rates to alternate reference rates will require important changes to many valuation and risk management processes and infrastructure. EY Financial Services’ Shankar Mukherjee, Michael Sheptin and John Boyle…
New York’s MTA to issue first SOFR muni bond
Transport authority for New York City joins five other issuers in using new US benchmark
Swaps data: the race to replace Libor
Sonia swaps and SOFR futures are growing fast, says Amir Khwaja of Clarus FT
Libor reform threatens risk modelling under FRTB
Dearth of liquid products and historic data threatens banks with capital hit under new market risk rules
World Bank completes first SOFR bond hedge
The largest SOFR swap trades to date were executed on August 13
Dealers seek FRTB carve-out for Libor transition
Swaps could be judged non-modellable – and hit with capital add-on – as liquidity tails off in Libor
Brexit, EU regulation and a new benchmark
The week on Risk.net, July 28-August 3, 2018
Money funds get S&P green light to buy SOFR notes
After many funds were shut out of first SOFR issuance, agency has now approved new benchmark