THE LIBOR TRANSITION
Replacing the world’s most widely used interest rate benchmark.
Update your TriState Capital Hedging Transaction
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
We have designated a team comprised of senior management and subject matter experts across multiple disciplines within the bank to facilitate the transition and adoption of an alternative reference rate (ARR).
We are preparing our systems to support products and financial instruments referencing alternative reference rates, such as SOFR, as we will not issue new products / instruments referencing US dollar LIBOR after December 31, 2021.
We are coordinating with clients and counterparties to incorporate the appropriate fallback language in all new and legacy US dollar LIBOR agreements and amendments.
The Alternative Reference Rate Committee (ARRC) has proposed the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) as the preferred replacement to US dollar LIBOR.
SOFR is a secured, overnight rate that correlates closely with other money market rates. It is fully transaction based and covers repo
markets secured by US Treasuries.
SOFR was introduced by the New York Fed in cooperation with the US Treasury Department in April 2018.
There are a range of alternative reference rates available across the market, however, it is expected that an overwhelming majority of market participants will proceed with a conversion to SOFR.
US dollar LIBOR is a rate at which representative banks are able to borrow on an unsecured basis in the Interbank market. It has multiple forward-looking tenors, including overnight, 1-week, 1-month, 2-months, 3-months, 6-months, and 12-months.
SOFR is an overnight, near-risk free rate and is based on transactions in the repo markets which are secured by US Treasuries.
Term SOFR was officially recommended by the Alternative Rate Reference Committee (ARRC) on July
29, 2021.
It is a forward‐looking term rate for the applicable corresponding tenor based on SOFR that has been
selected, in this case, for 1-month. More simply this can also be thought of as Market expectations for
forward‐looking SOFR, compounded over relevant reference period. The 1-month term SOFR ticker is
SR1M INDEX.
- Resilient – set of term SOFR rates can be produced in all market conditions, including periods of market fragmentation, illiquidity, or negative interest rates.
- Robust – it is resistant to manipulation and anchored in real transactions and executable quotes “expert judgement” is not used as in the case of LIBOR.
- Coherent – integrity and shape of yield curve is maintained throughout the calculation process while utilizing all possible transaction data
Contracts that fall back from 1-month LIBOR to 1-month SOFR use the ARRC spread adjustment of 11.448 bps. The spread adjustment is based on a historical median over a five-year lookback period calculating the difference between USD LIBOR and SOFR. The fallback spread adjustment published by Bloomberg became fixed as of March 5, 2021.
Additional Resources
For additional information regarding the Libor transition, please visit the following:
- ARRC: https://www.newyorkfed.org/arrc
- Historical SOFR data: https://apps.newyorkfed.org/markets/autorates/SOFR
- ISDA benchmark reform: https://www.isda.org/category/legal/benchmarks/
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York: www.newyorkfed.org
- Summary of the ARRC’s Fallback Recommendations: www.newyorkfed.org
Any Questions?
If you have any questions regarding the LIBOR transition, please reach out to your relationship manager directly, or contact us through the form at the link below.
Please note that the information in these FAQs is subject to change without notice.
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