The phase out of the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") continues apace and we are now approaching the finish line for transition away from LIBOR to reference free rates ("RFRs"). On June 30, ...

Islamic finance providers have been slow to make the transition away from LIBOR, as the replacement benchmark rates pose challenges in the context of Sharia compliance The phase-out of the London ...

LIBOR set interest rates for trillions of dollars in loans for over 30 years. Banks manipulated the rate because it relied on estimates rather than real transactions. A new system called SOFR replaced ...

Libor is calculated for multiple terms each day by the British Bankers’ Association based on submissions received from 16 global banks. The four highest and the four lowest submissions are disregarded ...

Within the financial sector, few topics are hotter right now than the manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate, or Libor. Libor, essentially, is the average benchmark for different interest ...

Like slide rules and martini lunches, the London interbank offered rate (libor) was once a fine idea. In 1969 Iran’s central bank was looking for an $80m loan—at the time a hefty ticket for a ...