The majority preferred a historical median spread adjustment with a five year lookback period, and a two-banking-day backward shift adjustment for the compounded setting in arrears rate.
November 18, 2019Asian banks have a large and complex operational task ahead of them as they prepare for a post-LIBOR world after 2021, say KPMG’s Marie Gervacio and Luke Gower.
October 30, 2019Based on the results, the 2006 ISDA Definitions will be adjusted to incorporate fallbacks for new IBOR trades, and a protocol for including fallbacks in legacy IBOR contracts will be published.
September 19, 2019ISDA received responses from 89 entities expressing a “wide variety of views” on whether and how to implement a pre-cessation trigger, with no clear majority for any approach.
August 12, 2019For USD LIBOR, HIBOR and CDOR fallbacks, respondents prefer ‘compounded setting in arrears’ for the adjusted RFR and the ‘historical mean/median approach’ for spread adjustments.
July 31, 2019ISDA chief Scott O’Malia says market participants need clarity from the IASB and FASB on the accounting implications of a switch from IBORs to RFRs.
June 12, 2019The user guide provides an overview of RFRs, details on how they are calculated, and options on how they can be used in cash products.
June 7, 2019HKMA Deputy Chief Howard Lee says global banks are the "best equipped" and should be taking the lead in the transition to alternative reference rates.
June 3, 2019ISDA chief Scott O'Malia says one year from now, robust fallbacks should be in place for derivatives contracts referencing LIBOR and other IBORs.
May 30, 2019ISDA is consulting on fallback adjustments for USD LIBOR, HIBOR and Canada's CDOR. It is also proposing to include the SOFR in Singapore's SOR calculation following USD LIBOR's cessation.
May 21, 2019