Sonia
First bond switch from Libor to Sonia gets go-ahead
Landmark move sees Associated British Ports become first to amend legacy bond reference rate
Libor leaders: how seven firms are tackling the transition
BMO, Prudential, Associated British Ports, LCH and others reveal their plans to move off troubled benchmark
Libor leaders: BMO sets the pace in RFR transition
Early mover switches £10 billion of pension liability swap hedges to Sonia
FCA: Sonia derivatives liquid enough to create term rates
Andrew Bailey says a forward-looking rate can work, but its use should be limited
Sonia advances: liquidity builds as banks eye interdealer shift
Libor’s successor has some solid footholds. Wider acceptance could come as soon as later this year
Banks quiet on Libor legacy transition, say Asian clients
Hong Kong Electric Company and APG Asia say dealer engagement on amending products is limited
Evolution or extinction: Ice swap rate’s post-Libor quandary
Thin liquidity in SOFR swaps imperils reference rate for $40 trillion swaptions market
Swaps users mull ‘big bang’ for SOFR discounting
Cleared and bilateral US dollar swaps could move to SOFR discounting on the same day in 2020
LCH basis swap templates may aid Libor conversion
Compression providers say new templates will make risk replacement trades more efficient
Differing European approaches may hamper Ibor transition
While sterling shifts to Sonia, efforts to save Euribor create euro multi-rate uncertainty
Swaps data: SOFR swaps slip, futures flip
After a banner month for the young OTC instrument in January, volumes then halved
Shallow liquidity threatens Saron momentum
Swaps on Swiss Libor successor gain traction, but lack of cash products poses liquidity hurdle
Volume ‘non-existent’, but SOFR backers are upbeat
ARRC members say despite appearances, SOFR is ahead of schedule and liquidity will come
Swaps market heading for Libor fallbacks clash
Euro market goes own way on question of how to replace term Ibors with overnight RFRs
Libor fallbacks set to split cash and swaps
Basis could appear when benchmark dies, with swaps, bonds and loans embracing different fallbacks
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
IBA launches term risk-free rates
Forward-looking one-, three- and six-month Sonia rates to be based on Ice futures data
Swaps data: Sonia growth spreads down the curve
New figures show boom in sterling OIS swaps is not limited to short-dated trades
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
Term versions of RFRs will work – FCA official
Schooling-Latter backs plan to build curve from swaps and futures; others have doubts