Thomson Reuters Session 1: Investment Management, Hedge Funds and Registered Mutual Funds: What's Happening Now?
After USD LIBOR stops being published on June 30, 2023, “synthetic” USD LIBOR will continue to be published for a limited period, according to the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”). The FCA said that the “synthetic”...more
On April 3, 2023 the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) announced that it will require the administrator of U.S. dollar LIBOR to continue to publish one, three and six-month U.S. dollar LIBOR settings until September...more
With USD LIBOR expected to end on June 30, 2023, there are numerous legal and financial implications to consider, especially as the pace of remediation of leveraged loans (and other commercial loans) needs to progress further...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
The death of the London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR) in the US may involve its coming back to life through ‘Zombie’ LIBOR. A parallel resurrection occurred in connection with Yen LIBOR and Pound LIBOR on New Year’s Eve...more
Term SOFR emerges as the new market standard for aviation financing and leasing transactions. Market standards are evolving in new SOFR-based financings, including with respect to market disruption, breakage costs and...more
Since the announcement was made that the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) was to be discontinued, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have released three pieces of guidance...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the Bureau) has issued final regulations (Final Regulations) to facilitate the transition away from Libor (the London Interbank Offered Rate) in the consumer credit market and to...more
Snidely Whiplash kidnaps Nell and, in the show’s opening, ties her to the railroad tracks to get even with his nemesis, Dudley Do-Right, of the famed Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Menacing music plays. In each episode,...more
This practice note examines recent market trends regarding medium-term note programs (MTN programs), providing an overview of the market in 2020 and 2021 with a focus on general deal structure and process, and disclosure...more
Although this article is focused on tax-exempt debt, the tax ramifications of the LIBOR transition are not limited to the municipal finance world, and the elimination of LIBOR may also have a significant impact on taxable...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
The State of New York has enacted a new law that should ease the transition away from US dollar LIBOR for legacy financial contracts that are governed by New York law but do not contain modern benchmark fallback provisions. ...more
Last Friday, the IBA published its Feedback Statement on Consultation on Potential Cessation. The relevant dates regarding cessation are the same in the November request for comment – i.e., all LIBOR settings will either...more
On November 30, 2020, parties to legacy LIBOR contracts breathed a collective sigh of relief as LIBOR’s administrator Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (“ICE”) announced that US Dollar LIBOR would continue to be published until...more
Homestretch to December 31, 2021, and the end of LIBOR? Not so fast. All the relevant regulators and other authorities clearly indicated for some time that USD LIBOR would no longer be available after December 31, 2021,...more
As we have previously reported, in July 2017, the UK Financial Conduct Authority announced that it would no longer use its legal powers to persuade or compel contributing banks to make the transaction data submissions...more
On October 9, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service released Revenue Procedure 2020-44 to provide guidance for the market’s transition from the U.S. Dollar based London Interbank Offered Rate and other interbank offered rates...more
On October 23, 2020, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) published its long-awaited IBOR Fallbacks Supplement (Supplement) and IBOR Fallbacks Protocol (Protocol), marking a major milestone in the effort...more
The U.S. dollar LIBOR interest rate index is the most widely used variable interest rate benchmark in the world, serving as the reference rate for over an estimated $200 trillion of financial products worldwide, and official...more
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. ("ISDA") has finally published its long-awaited "Amendments to the 2006 ISDA Definitions to include new IBOR fallbacks" ("IBOR Supplement") and accompanying "protocol"...more
In 2017, the United Kingdom regulator overseeing the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), a benchmark for rates for short-term interbank loans, announced that all currency and term variants of LIBOR, including U.S. dollar...more
On October 23, 2020, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) published (1) the ISDA 2020 IBOR Fallbacks Protocol (the “Protocol”) and (2) a supplement to the 2006 ISDA Definitions that adds new IBOR...more
In connection with the anticipated discontinuance of LIBOR and similar benchmarks, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has published the 2020 IBOR Fallbacks Protocol (Protocol) to help market...more
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) has launched the ISDA 2020 IBOR Fallbacks Protocol - Who should read this Client Alert? If you have derivatives contracts that are linked to, or refer to,...more