HKMA 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, 2019The Treasury Markets Association is proposing technical refinements to HONIA to enhance its robustness and representativeness as an alternative reference rate to HIBOR.
April 1, 2019The outcome of the HKMA and TMA consultation will be a turning point for financial services firms preparing for life after LIBOR, says international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills.
February 22, 2019APAC benchmark administrators hoping to retain or grow their user base in the EU must take action now to gain approval before 2020, say PwC's Gregory Campbell and Daniela Bunea.
January 29, 2019ISDA will proceed to develop fallbacks based on the 'compounded setting in arrears rate' and the 'historical mean/median approach to the spread adjustment'.
December 24, 2018ISDA will likely look to the 'compounded setting in arrears rate' and the 'historical mean/median approach' to spread adjustment for RFRs that will replace discontinued IBORs.
November 28, 2018The FSB notes progress to strengthen major IBORs and identify RFRs and other alternative reference rates, highlighting actions taken in Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore.
November 15, 2018The industry will need to start preparing quickly to meet the challenges facing the derivatives market, which will reach a critical point in 2020, says ISDA CEO Scott O’Malia.
September 27, 2018