All posts tagged "BOE"
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246EuropeSONIA Quoting Conventions to be Adopted in UK Swaps Market
Interdealer brokers should base quotes in the sterling swaps market on SONIA rather than LIBOR from 27 October, the FCA and BOE say.
October 1, 2020 -
626Big PictureIBOR Phase-out Plans on Track Despite Covid: Moody’s
But challenges remain, including limited liquidity in ARR markets, uncertainties on term rates and credit spread adjustments, and operational issues.
September 29, 2020 -
469InternationalNGFS Publishes Two-year Work Programme, New Charter
A new NGFS workstream being created will identify missing data items needed for effective climate-related and environmental risk analysis.
September 7, 2020 -
446Capital RegulationBOE Sets Deadline for UK Firms to Embed Climate Risk
By end-2021, financial firms will have to be able to demonstrate that their approaches to managing climate-related financial risk have been implemented and embedded in their organisations.
July 7, 2020 -
764Capital Regulation
UK Regulators Defer Majority of Regulatory Initiatives
Incoming Basel requirements and margin rules will be deferred. The transition away from LIBOR will continue as planned. Work is still underway to prepare for Brexit.
May 11, 2020 -
851FeatureFed Establishes Repo Facility to Ease USD Funding Stress
Foreign central banks can temporarily exchange their US Treasury holdings with the Fed for US dollars, which can then be made available to institutions in their own jurisdictions.
April 1, 2020 -
580Europe
Interim LIBOR Transition Milestones May Be Affected: FCA
While end-2021 remains the firm target date for all firms to meet, interim transition milestones in some of the less prepared segments such as loan markets may be affected.
March 26, 2020 -
369EuropeECB Launches €750b Emergency Asset Purchase Programme
The 'Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme' will include purchases of public and private securities, including non-financial commercial paper and Greek sovereign bonds, until end-2020.
March 20, 2020 -
501EuropeBOE to Increase Haircuts on LIBOR-linked Collateral from October
The market need to see a decisive acceleration in effort in 2020 to ensure risk-free rates are adopted and LIBOR is left behind for good, the BOE's Andrew Hauser said.
February 27, 2020 -
372Fintech / RegtechBIS, Six Central Banks to Jointly Explore CBDC Use Cases
The group will assess CBDC use cases; economic, functional and technical design choices, including cross-border interoperability; and share knowledge on emerging technologies.
January 22, 2020
