LIBORcast
More than US$350 trillion in derivatives and financial products are tied to LIBOR. Its impending replacement as a benchmark interest rate will have a significant impact on the world’s lending, borrowing and investing businesses as well as consumer mortgages, student loans and credit card interest rates. Hosted by members of Dechert’s Global Finance practice, LIBORcasts feature in-depth conversations with industry leaders and regulators as they navigate the LIBOR transition.
LIBORcast
Timing, Alternative Rates and Tough Legacy Issues with the Federal Reserve Board
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Dechert LLP
Could LIBOR be unavailable before 2022? Dechert and David Bowman of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors discuss the likelihood that regulators further specify the timeline for discontinuance as well as whether market participants should wait for Term SOFR before moving away from LIBOR and what they should do about their tough legacy instruments. Original episode date: October 27, 2020