Interest rate swaps
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
Dealers split on role of Japan’s term rate
Isda AGM: Japanese corporates continue to eye “fragile” JPY term rate, despite concerns
Accurate RFR hedges face liquidity trade-off, participants say
Isda AGM: Aligning swaps with assorted cash market conventions requires users to weigh liquidity cost
Tighter RMB rates basis brings new hedging opportunities
Increasing alignment between CNH and CNY benchmarks opens door to more cross-currency hedging by foreign lenders
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
Esma plan ‘won’t help’ fix Mifid swaps data problem
Dealers say proposal to force disclosure of all big-bank OTC derivatives trades won’t improve data
CME unveils term SOFR in face of ARRC doubts
Exchange group says benchmark aligns with ARRC principles – but committee has pushed back endorsement plans
Euro swaps clearing showdown pits banks against Brussels
Forcing swaps clearing to Frankfurt would play into hands of US rivals, say European dealers
Government bond swaptions and how they might work
Payoffs based on bond yields instead of swap rates could offer new hedging tool, argue Crédit Agricole execs
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
UK funds fall out of love with sterling swaps
Lower yields, Libor transition and margin rules help make gilt repo the desired hedging tool for LDI funds
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
Singapore calls time on new SOR swaps from September
Report calls on market participants to end reliance on SOR in coming quarters
Dealers applaud proposal to halt yen Libor swaps after Q3
BoJ working group timetable viewed as likely to boost liquidity in nascent Tonar market
Industry group backs wider use of term Sonia in derivatives
Swaps used to hedge tough legacy products and some new loans could reference a forward rate
US stumbles in pursuit of term SOFR
Flaky swaps liquidity sees June 2021 target slip; CME claims indicative settings already meet international standards
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
BoE to consult on Sonia clearing mandate
Long-dated Sonia swaps set to lose clearing exemption as liquidity shifts from Libor
IBA rolls out Sonia indexes for lending markets
Alternative to BoE index includes 0% floors and support for both lag and shift conventions