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FCA Publishes Findings From Its Wholesale Data Market Study

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The FCA found that wholesale data markets can be improved, but has ruled out a significant intervention. The FCA has published the findings of its wholesale data market study (MS23/1.5), which examined competition in the...more

BCLP

Insight Report 4 - Benchmarking and Best Practice

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Our study helped us to identify three key dimensions of sustainability-focused real estate investment that enable us to compare different regions and their progress towards greener portfolios....more

A&O Shearman

UK Acts to Extend Transitional Period for Third-Country Benchmarks

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HM Treasury has published a policy paper and draft legislation for extending the transitional period for third-country benchmarks under the U.K. Benchmarks Regulation. The transitional period will be extended from the end of...more

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EU Proposes Reducing Scope of the EU Benchmark Regulation

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The European Commission has published a legislative proposal for reducing the scope of the EU Benchmark Regulation. The EU BMR provides the authorization and registration requirements for benchmark administrators, including...more

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LIBOR Fallback to Prime May Increase Corporate Loan Costs

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The London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) officially ceased to be published on June 30, 2023. The change comes after almost 40 years of LIBOR serving as the principal benchmark rate for trillions of dollars of various...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

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Private Equity Market Update - August 2022

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Market Overview - Q2 2022 - Downturn in Credit Markets: In its continued effort to combat rising inflation, the Federal Reserve Bank raised its benchmark interest rate in each of March, May, June and July of this year by...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

Proskauer Rose LLP

Regulation Round Up - July 2021

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The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (“BCBS”) published a report jointly with the World Bank setting out the findings from a global survey on proportionality in banking regulation and supervision....more

Snell & Wilmer

LIBOR: The End is Nigh (Really!)

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LIBOR—the London Inter-bank Offered Rate—has been a key interest rate benchmark in commercial lending since the 1980s. LIBOR is derived from the interest rates at which major banks would lend to each other on a short-term...more

Sullivan & Worcester

And Spring Heralds SONIA….and Alternative Rates

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The end of March has welcomed Spring, and this year it marks a new era for the financial markets, particularly for loans and financial products which would usually use Sterling LIBOR as the benchmark for calculation of...more

McGuireWoods LLP

European Union’s Legislative Fix for the Cessation of LIBOR

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On February 13, 2021, the European Union’s (EU) amendments to the Benchmarks Regulation (2016/1011) (the Amended BMR) came into force, which provides a legislative fix for the cessation of LIBOR in legacy contracts. The...more

Hogan Lovells

Securities and markets regulatory news, November 2020 # 3

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UK BMR: FCA approach to orderly wind down of LIBOR and consultation on Statements of Policy - The UK Financial Conduct Authority has published a document on the Benchmarks Regulation (UK BMR) and proposed amendments under...more

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UK Financial Services Bill Includes New Powers for FCA to Manage LIBOR Transition

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The proposed powers for the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") to manage the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") transition should address so-called "tough legacy" contracts involving UK participants but could also have...more

Stoel Rives - Renewable + Law

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

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Transition From LIBOR Appears to Remain on Track (At Least for Now)

As both lenders and borrowers in the financial industry are well aware, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom publicly announced in 2017 that it would no longer compel financial institutions comprising...more

Hogan Lovells

Securities and markets regulatory news, July 2020 #4

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Brexit: ISDA updates FAQs - HM Treasury has published a policy statement explaining the government's reasons for extending the transitional period for third-country benchmarks under the retained EU law version of the...more

Vedder Price

LIBOR Benchmark Replacement – “it’s time to get off the SOFR” – an overview of the impact of LIBOR transition on aircraft...

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It’s time to face up to the fact that financial market participants will soon no longer be able to rely on LIBOR. No one can claim that this comes as a surprise. In 2014, in response to concerns about the reliability and...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

US ARRC Publishes Updated Best Practices Guidance, Provides Some Detail for Certain Milestones, But Retains YE 2021 Deadline

On May 27, 2020, the US Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) published updated best practices guidance, including a summary factsheet, complete best practices guidance and a graphical timeline. ...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

ARRC Releases Best Practices for Orderly LIBOR Transition

On May 27, 2020, the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (“ARRC”) published recommended best practices for preparing for the end of USD LIBOR (the “Best Practices”). The Best Practices aim to provide appropriate target...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Never Waste a Crisis: How Coronavirus May Help Shape the LIBOR Transition

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The transition away from LIBOR was born from the financial crisis. For years regulators have been pushing for an alternative to the dominant market benchmark. The underlying market was illiquid. The rate was set by opinion,...more

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Financial Stability Board Publishes 2020 Work Program

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The Financial Stability Board has published its work program for 2020. The FSB confirms that it will continue to monitor developments to identify and manage new and emerging risks, work to finalize the outstanding components...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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Financial Stability Board Calls for Sustained Efforts to Migrate From LIBOR

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The Financial Stability Board has published a progress report on reforms to major interest rate benchmarks. The report provides the FSB's annual update on progress taken by the official sector and market participants to move...more

White & Case LLP

LIBOR and the transition to SONIA: compounding the problem?

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In 2012, the Wheatley Review recommended reform rather than replacement of LIBOR, on the basis that a transition to a new benchmark would pose an unacceptably high risk of financial instability. Reform came in the form of a...more

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