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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

FCA Premium Finance Study: Concerns Raised but No Regulatory Changes Proposed

- What is new: Preliminary findings from the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA’s) market study of premium finance, which focuses on motor and home insurance, highlight concerns about affordability, value and transparency,...more

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The End of LIBOR: Hotel California Edition [Part III]

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During the London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR) transition, and post LIBOR’s end date of June 30, 2023, the goal for all should be that (1) the effective interest rates be generally economically equivalent as a result of the...more

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"So Long Synthetic LIBOR"

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Earlier this year, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) exercised its powers pursuant to Article 21(3) of the Benchmarks Regulation to compel ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA) to continue publishing 1-month, 3-month and...more

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FCA Publishes Update on Cash Savings Work

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On 18 September 2024, the FCA provided an update on its work in the cash savings market. Following the FCA’s 2023 cash savings market review in light of concerns that higher interest rates were not being passed on effectively...more

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USD LIBOR panel has ceased…what now?

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June 30th has passed and one-, three- and six-month USD LIBOR settings have ceased to be published. As confirmed by the FCA on 3 April 2023, the ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA) has begun publishing non-representative...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

FCA Announces That USD LIBOR Is Not Representative

The last publication of USD LIBOR on the basis of panel bank submissions occurred on June 30, 2023. As of July 3, 2023, 1-, 3- and 6-month USD LIBOR settings will be calculated using a synthetic methodology based on CME Term...more

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The End of LIBOR: New Year’s Resolutions

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Last year, the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (UK FCA) announced the following: - ‘Zombie’ USD LIBOR for proposed use from July 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024, except for cleared derivatives - 1-Month and...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Final Treasury Regulations Cushion Potential Tax Ramifications of Vanishing LIBOR

On Jan. 4, 2022, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (the Service) published final regulations (the Final Regulations) offering guidance to taxpayers with respect to the widely reported...more

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UK Conduct Regulator's Rules for Use of Synthetic Sterling and Yen LIBOR Enter Into Force

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority's new rules permitting legacy use of certain synthetic sterling and yen LIBOR settings enter into force today. The FCA has published its final notice confirming that ICE Benchmark...more

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UK Regulator Confirms Legacy Use of Synthetic LIBOR

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed that the use of  certain synthetic sterling and yen LIBOR settings will be permitted until the end of 2022 for legacy LIBOR-referencing contracts, other than cleared...more

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As Halloween Approaches, 'Zombie' LIBOR Is Scheduled to Appear

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On September 29, 2021, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (UK FCA) proposed that synthetic LIBOR rates (i.e. ‘Zombie’ LIBOR) be published next year for certain currencies, for a maximum of ten (10) years. In addition, it also...more

A&O Shearman

LIBOR transition: less is more

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In the race to remediate, the moment has come for lenders to lighten up on corporate authorisations and legal opinions....more

McGuireWoods LLP

Mid-Year Check In on LIBOR Transition Developments

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The last few months have seen the pace of change accelerate in the business loan market’s transition away from LIBOR. Several alternatives to the replacement benchmark rate recommended by the Alternative Reference Rates...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Tax Implications of LIBOR Reform

LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) is a set of interest rate benchmarks based on the rates at which banks are willing to borrow wholesale-unsecured funds. It is used in numerous financial instruments such as loans,...more

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FCA Consults on Use of New LIBOR Transition Powers

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On May 20, 2021, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation on its proposed policy framework for exercising two of its new powers under the Benchmarks Regulation, as introduced by the UK Financial...more

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LIBOR Transition – Legislative Solutions

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As LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) transitions, various jurisdictions are mapping out the path forward. ...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

FCA Confirms Dates for Cessation of LIBOR Benchmarks

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On 5 March 2021, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) formally announced the dates for the cessation of all London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) benchmark settings currently published by ICE Benchmark Administration...more

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FCA announcement triggers LIBOR endgame

On 5 March 2021, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the administrator of LIBOR, ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA) each made important announcements for parties to instruments or other contracts referencing LIBOR. ...more

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FCA Announces Future Cessation and Non-Representativeness of Libor Benchmarks

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As widely expected, the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the regulator for Libor (the London Interbank Offered Rate), has issued an announcement confirming that all 35 Libor benchmark settings currently...more

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How Best to Navigate the LIBOR Transition: Challenges and Solutions for Corporate Treasurers and CFOs

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The LIBOR transition is not simply a “bank problem.” With the looming transition deadline of year-end 2021, we specifically designed a guide for corporates entitled, How Best to Navigate the LIBOR Transition: Challenges and...more

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LIBOR Transition Will Begin to Accelerate as 2021 Approaches

Over the course of the next several months, participants that are actively engaged in project financing will need to begin thinking about how to manage the transition away from the London interbank offer rate (LIBOR, known as...more

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UK LIBOR Working Group Publishes Recommendations on SONIA Conventions for the Sterling Loan Market

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The U.K.'s Working Group on Sterling Risk-Free Reference Rates has published a set of non-binding Recommendations on the conventions that market participants may wish to adopt to support their use of the Sterling Overnight...more

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10 LIBOR Transition Focus Areas

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Work is progressing on the transition away from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), but not as fast as the regulators would like. On November 21, 2019, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a speech by...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Undeterred by the COVID-19 Pandemic, ARRC Publishes on April 8, 2020 a Methodology for Addressing Differences between LIBOR and...

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On April 8, 2020, the Alternative Reference Rate Committee (“ARRC”) agreed to align itself with the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”), in recommending to the market a “spread adjustment”...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

The heat is on - Regulators step up pressure to implement LIBOR transition plans

Regulators are increasing pressure on financial institutions to demonstrate that they are proactively addressing the transition away from LIBOR.  On December 23, 2019, the New York State Department of Financial Services...more

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