SEC risk alert highlights transition efforts from LIBOR
By 
Kyle Brasseur2023-05-12T18:20:00
The Division of Examinations at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday issued a risk alert to aid registered investment advisers and investment companies in their transition efforts away from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR).
U.S. dollar LIBOR panels end June 30, and many firms are still confronting significant direct exposure to LIBOR-linked contracts, the SEC observed. New contracts referencing LIBOR haven’t been available since the end of 2021, when the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority put the nail in the coffin of the benchmark interest rate.
The decision to move away from LIBOR was made following discoveries of manipulation of the rate. The United States has since moved forward with the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) as a replacement.
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