FCA steps up call for Libor ‘pre-death’ trigger in swaps

Regulators are piling pressure on the derivatives industry to hardwire so-called pre-cessation triggers into swaps fallbacks.

The move would see Libor contracts automatically switch to alternative risk-free rates if the discredited benchmarks are deemed unrepresentative of underlying funding markets.

Major swaps clearing houses have already signalled they may unilaterally shift all cleared Libor portfolios to the new risk-free rates if the benchmark produces anomalous prices, as sourcing