All London Interbank Offered Rate articles
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News BriefSEC risk alert highlights transition efforts from LIBOR
The Division of Examinations at the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a risk alert to aid registered investment advisers and investment companies in their transition efforts away from the London Interbank Offered Rate.
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ArticleFed rule sets SOFR as LIBOR replacement
The Federal Reserve Board adopted a rule that will officially set the Secured Overnight Financing Rate as the benchmark rate in financial contracts that reference the expiring London Interbank Offered Rate.
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ArticleCFTC proposal furthers transition from LIBOR in swaps
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission proposed a rule that would replace certain swap rate clearing requirements pegged to the London Interbank Offered Rate with other alternative reference rates that are less susceptible to manipulation.
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ArticleFASB reference rate proposal seeks to extend LIBOR transition relief
The Financial Accounting Standards Board announced a proposed standard update that would defer for two years the end date of relief provided by transition guidance for businesses shifting away from the London Interbank Offered Rate.
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ArticleSEC staff stresses importance of fallback language in LIBOR transition
Companies looking to avoid running afoul of the SEC in their LIBOR transition efforts would be wise to include fallback language in their contracts and investments that reference the soon-expiring benchmark rate.
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ArticleFed increasing LIBOR scrutiny as finish line nears
Financial institutions’ transition efforts away from the London Interbank Offered Rate will be intensely scrutinized by the Federal Reserve as the expiration deadline of the benchmark interest rate looms.
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ArticleNew York law provides LIBOR fallbacks as rate nears end
A new law in New York provides contracts that reference LIBOR with a fallback provision and safe harbor once the benchmark interest rate permanently ceases to be published at the end of the year.
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ArticleEnforcement an option as LIBOR deadline nears
Examiners from the Federal Reserve are being encouraged to consider supervisory actions against firms not ready to stop issuing LIBOR-based contracts by Dec. 31.
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ArticleFCA confirms Dec. 31 end date for LIBOR
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority put the nail in the coffin of LIBOR, confirming the widely used benchmark interest rate will cease to be available in most forms at the end of this year.