Insights
Will forward rate agreements (FRAs) be replaced before LIBOR is discontinued?
Replacing forward rate agreements (FRAs) with interest rate swaps may occur before LIBOR is permanently discontinued. Steven Burrows, senior lawyer at Fieldfisher, comments: "Derivatives dealers may look to move away from "traditional" FRAs and towards...
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Proposed new alternative to LIBOR term rates for USD
Debt funds and LIBOR: so what the fuss ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA), the organisation which currently administers the LIBOR screen based rates, has this morning unveiled a proposed new gauge called the US Dollar ICE Bank Yield Index. Detailed information can be...
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The Long Goodbye: Preparing for a world after LIBOR
Insights The Long Goodbye: Preparing for a world after LIBOR Hundreds of trillions of dollars of financial contracts are linked to LIBOR (the London Interbank Offered Rate) — a reference rate that will soon be disappearing. As part of...
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