Interest rate derivatives
A BMR-shaped hole in the US Libor transition
US could benefit from copying EU Benchmarks Regulation as market moves to shaky Libor successors
Confusion reigns as US prepares for Libor’s end
Mixed messages from US regulators make it more difficult to plan for life after Libor
Pick a rate: pitfalls and prizes in the post-Libor world
SOFR set to win big in replacing Libor, but trillions could scatter across alternatives
Time to end debate on SOFR alternatives, participants warn
Doubt over future of five credit-sensitive Libor replacements may be hindering late-stage Libor transition
Ice pips Refinitiv to synthetic Libor prize
FCA selects IBA term Sonia for sterling tough legacy fix; Torf chosen for three yen settings
SOFR alternatives remain on track despite regulatory warnings
Pointed criticism from FSOC has done little to dampen interest in credit-sensitive rates
UK banks interest rate swap exposures fall £711bn
Credit derivatives exposures bucked the downward trend, growing 16% quarter on quarter
Notionals for rates ETDs rise 26% in Q1
Confidence in rate hikes is on the rise, but the jury’s out on how fast
SEC’s Gensler takes aim at Bloomberg’s BSBY index
Credit sensitive SOFR alternative has “many of the same flaws as Libor”, regulator says
Dealers back ‘SOFR first’ in bid to jump-start new rate adoption
Term SOFR recommendation would follow “in days, not weeks” of US swaps quoting convention switch
Page 19901: the benchmark that time forgot
CFTC probe into swap price rigging revives the ghosts of Libor manipulation
ARRC eyes July ‘SOFR first’ switch
Adoption of RFR for swaps quoting conventions should pave the way for term SOFR endorsement
Markit launches credit-sensitive SOFR alternatives
Crits can be used as add-on to SOFR, while Critr will be a standalone benchmark
Clock auctions: a stitch in time for Libor?
MIT professor says Nobel-inspired mechanism could cut basis risk and ease $74trn Libor shift
BoE’s post-Libor clearing plan leaves yen swaps in limbo
Sonia and €STR will be mandated for clearing, while Tonar must wait until liquidity settles
CME wins term SOFR race
Fed-backed working group puts term rate back on track, but low volumes keep endorsement on hold
OTC derivatives values surge 36% in 2020
Foreign exchange derivatives were largely responsible for the overall increase in fair values in the second half of last year
Accurate RFR hedges face liquidity trade-off, participants say
Isda AGM: Aligning swaps with assorted cash market conventions requires users to weigh liquidity cost
Corporates remain on swaps fallback sidelines
Risk.net analysis finds just 14 out of 100 large non-financial firms have signed up to Isda fallback protocol
FCA unfazed by ‘inflated’ sterling Libor swaps trading
Regulator says high volume of new Libor swaps traded since April 1 is linked to risk reduction
Isda plans second benchmark protocol by ‘end of this year’
Sequel needed to facilitate benchmark transition in countries such as India and the Philippines
CME unveils term SOFR in face of ARRC doubts
Exchange group says benchmark aligns with ARRC principles – but committee has pushed back endorsement plans
FCA could get legal with USD Libor laggards
Incoming powers permit regulator to ban use of benchmarks with known cessation dates – but only for UK-supervised firms
Traders see easy switch off Libor in Swiss market at year-end
Saron swaps trading still slow but traders say liquidity is rising and see no hurdles to transition