Tag: Libor
CIMB Thai increases volume through FX, interest rate notes
Asia Pacific | Industry
14 Sep 2021 by Summer Wang
The Thai arm of Malaysia’s CIMB Group has also seen a steady demand for credit-linked bills of exchange (CLNs).
Ashurst: Libor replacement terms are not obvious
North America | Regulations & Legal
20 Jul 2021 by Lavanya Nair
SRP caught up with global law firm Ashurst to discuss the effects of the ongoing Libor transition on structured product issuers, current challenges plaguing the market, and how regulators are turning their attention to booming trends such as ESG and cryptocurrency.
UK association spells out Libor challenges for structured note issuers
Europe | Regulations & Legal
09 Jun 2021 by Pablo Conde
The UK structured products trade body has been involved in the recent paper released by UK regulators to provide advise on the transition from Libor.
UK Market Review, May 2021: stable issuance, cryptos an option
Europe | Market Reviews
07 Jun 2021 by Velina Bulanova
Twenty-eight products were added to the UK database in May.
Crédit Agricole: demand for Libor notes lingers in Japan
Asia Pacific | Products
26 May 2021 by Summer Wang
The French bank has expedited the transition of its Libor-linked offering with a series of SOFR-based trades.
UK regulators promote Sonia in structured products Libor shift
Europe | Regulations & Legal
25 May 2021 by Pablo Conde
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.
JPM issuance vehicle posts 2020 profit, monitors Libor fallbacks
International | Products
25 May 2021 by SRP News
The Dutch domiciled issuance vehicle for structured products reports an 80% increase in fee and commission income for 2020.
Crypto news: Swiss banks launch Libor-like crypto benchmark
International | Industry
13 Apr 2021 by SRP News
Four Swiss banks, Vontobel, Swissquote, and digital banks Sygnum and Seba Bank have joined forces with Swisscom to work on a feasibility study on bankable reference prices in the digital world and jointly launched the Swiss Institutional Digital Asset Reference Rate (Sidar).
LSEG chief Schwimmer weighs Libor transition and Brexit
Europe | Industry
18 Mar 2021 by Luke Jeffs - Global Investor Group
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.