Cross-currency swaps
Euro/dollar crosses embrace RFRs, while other currencies lag
€STR becomes new standard for euro cross-currency swaps; CAD and AUD stick with legacy rates
Expansion of ‘SOFR First’ to Eurodollars faces resistance
Non-banks may prove immune to regulatory arm-twisting in fourth wave of transition for listed markets
Interest rate derivatives house of the year: Deutsche Bank
Asia Risk Awards 2021
House of the year, Hong Kong: Crédit Agricole
Asia Risk Awards 2021
Sonia/SOFR swaps jump ahead of ‘RFR First’ initiative
Cross-currency swaps increasingly seeing RFRs on both legs
Cross-currency swaps set to ditch Libor in ‘RFR first’ drive
A plan to oust Libor in September is expected to spur voluntary RFR adoption for euro legs
Tighter RMB rates basis brings new hedging opportunities
Increasing alignment between CNH and CNY benchmarks opens door to more cross-currency hedging by foreign lenders
Market dispels fears over USD Libor cross-currency swap shift
Traders confident market convention will shift to RFRs on both legs of deals
Philippines weighs options for replacing swaps benchmark
Industry group identifies two alternatives but overnight rates are off the table. For now.
Japan weighs benchmark options as sun sets on Libor
Dominance of risk-free rates in local swaps markets post-Libor is no foregone conclusion, dealers say
Cross-currency swaps will use RFRs on both legs, says JP exec
Despite slow start, all-RFR swaps will become the market standard within a year, according to Tom Prickett
Banks explore ESG-linked deal contingents
Trend for tying derivatives to ethical criteria could soon extend to deal contingent hedges
HKEX to clear SOFR cross-currency swaps from early 2021
Legacy Libor cross-currency swaps could move to SOFR discounting at the same time
Malaysia Ibor trades vs SOFR in new sign of Asia transition
CIMB, Standard Chartered Malaysia strike second swap in region to use Ibor rate against US RFR
Will the exit price be right in new Isda docs?
Industry body is updating unloved procedure for valuing terminated swaps
Cross-currency confusion stalks FCA announcements
Possibility of RFR fallbacks setting on different dates creating valuation issues, say banks
Rise of ethical swaps brings hedging questions
Banks ponder how to offset risks of ESG derivatives – or whether hedging is even desirable
First USD/CNY cross-currency swap using SOFR trades
Crédit Agricole and Bank of China’s $10m trade marks a new milestone for risk-free rate
Dollar funding squeeze eases after March madness
Fed action helps restore equilibrium, leaving fears of quarter-end crunch unfounded
First SOFR versus CORRA cross-currency swap hits market
JP Morgan and National Bank of Canada extend SOFR cross-currency trading into Canadian market
First Ibor versus SOFR cross-currency swap trades
Westpac and Citi strike BBSW/SOFR trade in landmark moment for Australian market
Competitive differentiation – Reaping the benefits of XVA centralisation
A forum of industry leaders discusses the latest developments in XVA and the strategic, operational and technological challenges of derivatives valuation in today’s environment, including the key considerations for banks looking to move to a standardised…
First all-RFR cross-currency swap traded
Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley strike landmark €STR v SOFR trade
Opening the buy-side liquidity pool
Vikash Rughani, business manager at triReduce and triBalance, outlines a new approach enabling buy- and sell-side participants to optimise the transition of legacy Libor over-the-counter swaps contracts to alternative reference rates