LIBORcast

Dechert LLP
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.

  1. 02/27/2022

    An Update on Rate Caps and Derivatives with Chatham Financial

    While the ARRC’s December 2021 deadline for no new LIBOR has come and gone, several market participants are still making new LIBOR contracts. The market is also adjusting to the expectation of rising interest rates in the near future. How is this all of this impacting interest rate caps and swaps, and what is the way forward? In this episode, Dechert's Christopher Desmond and Jonathan Gaynor welcome back Chatham Financial's Rob Mangrelli and Matt Hoffman to discuss these developments, includi...

    31 min

  2. 10/29/2021

    A Conversation with Adam Schneider from Oliver Wyman

    Where does the LIBOR transition currently stand and what can we expect in 2022? In this 18th episode, Dechert’s Christopher Desmond and Jonathan Gaynor pose these questions to Oliver Wyman’s Adam Schneider. Our speakers also discuss the use and viability of alternative rates to LIBOR available today, proposed legislative solutions for legacy contracts and more.

    27 min

  3. 07/07/2021

    Demystifying the Trust Instruction Proceeding with Wells Fargo’s Mike Johnson

    What should securitization trustees be concerned about regarding the LIBOR transition? In this episode, Dechert’s Matthew Hays and Wells Fargo Senior Company Counsel Mike Johnson discuss how issuers, investors and servicers can prepare for the transition as well as whether trust instruction proceedings (TIPs) may be used in connection with LIBOR language or whether legislative solutions will address discretion and ambiguity in documents.

    26 min

  4. 05/31/2021

    LIBOR and the Loan Markets with LMA’s Kam Mahil

    Loan market products are widely viewed as presenting some of the more complex issues to be addressed in order to achieve a successful transition away from LIBOR. In this 16th episode, Kam Mahil of the Loan Market Association (LMA) discusses aspects of LIBOR transition relevant to the international loan markets with Dechert's Sarah Smith and Karen Stretch. The session offers a wide-ranging discussion of the LMA’s work in the area and much more, including insights into the hot topics of term ra...

    41 min

  5. 05/04/2021

    Freddie Mac on Market Leadership During LIBOR Transition

    Will borrowers accept SOFR? In the 15th episode of our LIBORcast series, Dechert’s Matthew Hays and guests from multifamily market leader Freddie Mac discuss the latest on SOFR and the broader LIBOR transition from a legal, origination, servicing and investing perspective, including Freddie Mac’s background in originating SOFR loans and securitizing them with SOFR-based bonds. Other topics include operational and outreach challenges, market preparedness, credit-sensitive rates, the availabili...

    26 min

  6. 04/06/2021

    "One Rate to Rule Them All:” KKR’s Tal Reback on LIBOR Transition

    What impact have the March 2021 ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA) announcements had on LIBOR transition efforts? In this episode, Dechert’s Matthew Hays and KKR’s Tal Reback discuss where preparations for the transition stand today as well as the impact of a multi-rate environment, whether the market should wait for term SOFR and more.

    30 min

  7. 02/23/2021

    ISDA’s Scott O’Malia on Transition State of Play

    Do recent developments mean "pens down" on LIBOR transition plans? And how do those developments affect ISDA’s work on benchmark reform? In this 13th episode of the Dechert LIBORcast, Matt Hays and Karen Stretch pose these questions and more to ISDA CEO Scott O’Malia.

    30 min

  8. 12/21/2020

    New Year’s Resolutions for LIBOR with Oliver Wyman

    Will 2021 bring us closer to a replacement for LIBOR? In the 12th episode of our LIBORcast series, Dechert’s Matt Hays and Adam Schneider, an Oliver Wyman partner and LIBOR lead, discuss where the transition stands at year-end, including the economic impact of the LIBOR extension, the future and timing of Term SOFR, market preparedness and engagement, ISDA protocol adherence and legislative solutions.

    31 min
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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.

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  • Creator
    Dechert LLP
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    19
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 LIBORcast
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