Interest rate swaps
OTC infrastructure service of the year: Capitalab
Risk Awards 2021: valiant effort to solve swaptions discounting problem wins praise from clients
Hedging adviser of the year: Rothschild
Risk Awards 2021: restructuring effort helped Arqiva to slash its derivatives exposures by 40%
Shell bides time over Isda fallbacks
Oil major will adopt Isda protocol as “insurance policy” despite hedge accounting concerns
FCMs to let clients offset swaps and futures margin at Eurex
Banks target Q2 support for client cross-margining following lengthy lobby effort from hedge funds
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
Isda fallback protocol sees healthy take-up
Some hedge fund holdouts remain amid 12,000 signatories
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
Investors eager for next round of China financial reforms
Asia Risk 25: Bond futures and credit default swaps the missing pieces
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
LCH plans Libor swap switch to RFRs
Proposal would see trades moved to compounded RFRs, with cash compensation paid to those who lose out
Mifid transparency battle pits dealers against non-banks
Dealers fight to preserve reporting exemptions, but prop traders want US-style regime
US swap market may become multi-rate world, say dealers
If alternative rates gain traction in cash market, traders say users will want hedges linked to them
SOFR credit debate is “hindrance” to corporate transition
Libor Telethon 2020: NACT chair calls for clear path towards SOFR adoption before 2023 switch-off
Fallback dodgers walking a difficult path
Firms avoiding signing the Isda protocol will face challenges, say industry figures
Managing portfolio uncertainty due to the Covid-19 pandemic
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Term Sonia rivals don the same clothes
IBA mimics Refinitiv by adding Tradeweb quote data; Refinitiv denies IBA has ‘synthetic Libor’ edge
Banks explore ESG-linked deal contingents
Trend for tying derivatives to ethical criteria could soon extend to deal contingent hedges
Synthetic Libor powers give FCA ‘massive discretion’
Consultation on use of new benchmark clout may not limit safety-net rates to economic realities
US dollar Libor’s fate in doubt after IBA delays funeral plans
Decision to exclude US dollar Libor from cessation plan is being treated as effective extension
Mixed response to Esma’s clearing carve-out for optimisation
Long-awaited proposal must be replicated by US and UK to be effective, participants say
Quarles’ legacy Libor contracts plan stirs confusion
Cryptic comment feeds speculation about synthetic US dollar Libor – prompting pushback from ARRC
Santander, Lloyds eye Isda fallbacks for AT1 Sonia switches
Lloyds follows Santander with last-minute revision to subordinated bond reset clauses
Quants tout alternative carry trades for the ‘new normal’
Low rates and flatlining yield curves leave investors seeking carry in swaps and swaptions
First Ameribor bond bolsters SOFR alternative
Signature Bank sets sub debt milestone for aspiring Libor replacement; swaps expected to follow