Benchmark
One size does not fit all – Adapting to meet investment goals
Guillaume Arnaud, global head of quantitative investment strategies (QIS), and Sandrine Ungari, head of cross-asset quantitative research at Societe Generale, explore the benefits of QIS for investors, why flexibility is crucial for investors to meet…
LCH, Eurex create fix for floating repo’s Eonia problem
Clearing houses to adjust repo balances the following day once rate moves to T+1
Lingering Euribor may hit €STR futures prospects
Bourses question viability of euro RFR contracts as Euribor reform efforts remove transition incentives
Risk premia strategies – Lessons learned for the future
After a difficult 2018, investors are increasingly wary of risk premia, concerned that factors leading to underperformance might be a recurring problem. Imene Moussa, executive director at UBS, clarifies this issue
A helping hand – Addressing industry concerns
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s final revisions to the FRTB guidelines aim to address industry concerns around complexity and capital implications. A forum of industry leaders discusses whether the changes have been effective and how banks…
Libor, IM offset and smart contracts
The week on Risk.net, June 15–21, 2019
Libor reform threatens hedge accounting for loans
Changes to loan terms may nullify contracts and create balance sheet volatility
FCA: loan market shouldn’t wait for forward rates
Development of new term benchmarks is no excuse to delay transition, says Schooling Latter
ECB’s Holthausen on Euribor, fallbacks and Eonia’s end
QE wind-down could boost Euribor, but panel bank expansion is unlikely
Libor leaders: LCH brings SOFR swaps into the fold
CCP adapted risk models to start clearing new swaps and plans quick switchover to SOFR discounting
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
Libor leaders: TD Securities takes Sonia FRN standards to US
Canadian bank showed US market can handle compounded coupons
Libor will not transition quietly – What you need to know now
Liang Wu, vice-president of financial engineering and head of CrossAsset product management at Numerix, discusses the scope of the transition from Libor to alternative reference rates – also known as risk-free rates (RFRs), including their…
Libor leaders: Webster Bank aims to clear big SOFR hurdles
Small Connecticut-based lender is focusing on client education and fallbacks
Libor replacement: a modelling framework for in-arrears term rates
Andrei Lyashenko and Fabio Mercurio expand rates modelling to the post-Libor world
Libor leaders: ABP crafts blueprint for corporate Libor switch
UK port operator converts swaps and bonds to Sonia, but loans proving more tricky
Credit data: more trouble in the oil and gas pipeline
US self-sufficiency in oil could be bad news for shale producers
Libor leaders: EIB sees prizes and pitfalls in Libor reform
Sonia bond trailblazer wants a single bond template for all RFRs, but found hidden devils in its debut
Libor leaders: Prudential takes SOFR for a test drive
Test trades have allowed US insurer to start getting used to a life without Libor
First bond switch from Libor to Sonia gets go-ahead
Landmark move sees Associated British Ports become first to amend legacy bond reference rate