27 Apr 2022
Libor transition – a sterling success?
Should the structured products industry congratulate itself on successfully transitioning its sterling Libor obligations, or bite its nails in fear of unintended consequences? Perhaps both.
25 May 2021
UK regulators promote Sonia in structured products Libor shift
The Working Group on Sterling Risk-Free Reference Rates’ paper on the transition of structured notes away from GBP Libor provides practical steps for market participants seeking to transition notes with a derivative component.
18 Mar 2021
LSEG chief Schwimmer weighs Libor transition and Brexit
David Schwimmer (pictured) may have spent most of the past three years focused on the $27bn (£19.4bn) acquisition of data and tech firm Refinitiv but the LSE Group chief executive has also been forced to track secular trends reshaping the markets in which the UK group operates.
19 Feb 2020
Libor: market not completely ready for switch
The Libor (London Interbank Offered Rate) benchmark, the official interest rate in which leading banks borrows funds from other banks in the market, is expected to cease by the end of 2021.