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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
On October 1, 2024, the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (UK FCA) phased out ‘Zombie’ LIBOR, as a transitional benchmark, with the move to alternative “risk-free” rates....more
Standard Chartered issued preference shares to Guaranty to satisfy certain regulatory capital requirements. Guaranty was the sole registered shareholder as nominee for a depository which issued American depository shares. It...more
1. Repos in the Islamic market - In our article titled "Repos in Islamic Finance"1 we concluded that Shari'ah-compliant repurchase transactions ("Repos") could play a useful role as a liquidity management instrument to...more
The London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) will stop being published on the basis of panel bank quotes and will be replaced by alternative replacement rates after today. In the spirit of the season, below is the commencement...more
The London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) will stop being published on the basis of panel bank quotes and will be replaced by alternative replacement rates after June 30, 2023. In the spirit of the season, below is the...more
Subject to appeal, ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (IBA) will be required to publish synthetic USD LIBOR beginning on July 1 so as to reduce any market disruption and maintain the orderliness of the financial system....more
Our Financial Services & Products Group discusses the status of the financial industry’s transition away from LIBOR, including the final rule identifying replacement benchmarks that was recently adopted by the Board of...more
As market participants prepare to submit comments on the recent proposal of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) (available here) to require the temporary publication of a “synthetic” 1-, 3- and 6-month USD LIBOR,...more
On November 23, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) released its further consultation to require the administrator of LIBOR to publish a synthetic version of 1-, 3-, and 6-month U.S. dollar LIBOR settings for a...more
On September 29, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) issued a statement that the publication of the 1-month and 6-month synthetic sterling LIBOR would permanently cease at the end of March 2023....more
The European Securities and Markets Authority has opened a consultation on proposals to amend the EU clearing and trading derivative obligations to reflect recent benchmark transitions from LIBOR to so-called risk-free rates....more
Recently the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) announced a consultation seeking comments on the winding down of one-, three- and six-month synthetic sterling LIBOR settings and on the future of the remaining US dollar...more
On April 25, 2022, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) provided an important update relating to the future of the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) benchmark. On its updated Benchmarks Regulation: our powers,...more
The formal end of using the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) as a risk-free reference interest rate for banks and other financial institutions, in the UK at least, was scheduled for the end of 2021....more
In recent years, claimants in a number of banking litigation cases have sought to establish implied fraudulent misrepresentations as to the defendant banks’ alleged involvement in manipulating LIBOR, in an attempt to seek to...more
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
UK CRR: Draft Capital Requirements Regulation (Amendment) Regulations 2021 A draft version of the Capital Requirements Regulation (Amendment) Regulations 2021 has been published, together with a draft explanatory memorandum....more
Future framework for regulation of UK financial services: Treasury Committee report - The House of Commons Treasury Committee has published its Fifth Report of Session 2021-22 on the future framework for regulating financial...more
This article summarizes the significant problems with the LIBOR transition in the US as compared to the UK (and the rest of the world). This summary is based upon the keynote speech at the United Kingdom Financial Conduct...more
As part of the ongoing transition from the London InterBank Offering Rate (LIBOR) to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) recommended by the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) as an alternative rate, an...more
2022/23 supervisory benchmarking exercise for capital internal models: PRA statement - The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a statement on its expectations concerning the 2022 and 2023 supervisory...more
Queen's Speech 2021 and Dormant Assets Bill - On 11 May 2021, the Queen's Speech set out the government's legislative priorities for the next parliamentary session. ...more
In February, Katten conducted a survey of 112 private credit industry professionals that showed how a large percentage of private equity investors and lenders in the private credit industry expect deal flow to increase in...more
LIBOR transition: FCA and BoE encourage switch to SONIA in sterling non-linear derivatives market - The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England (BoE) have published a joint statement announcing that they...more