Thanks to changes in accounting rules and the NCUA’s derivatives rule, more and more credit unions are empowered to use derivatives to hedge interest rate risk. In this blog, we discuss three reasons why you should include hedging in your...
June
29,
2021
Posted by
Ruth Hardie
Credit unions: Have you considered using derivatives to manage your interest rate risk? Many have generally shied away from this strategy—until now. In this blog, we highlight the benefits and discuss how to get started with this helpful interest...
April
26,
2021
Posted by
Hedge Trackers
On Friday, the CME announced they will start publishing Term SOFR Rates for 1-month, 3-month and 6-month tenors. This establishes a SOFR reference rate that will be used to set interest rates in advance that pay in arrears, similar to current...
November
05,
2020
Posted by
Ruth Hardie
FASB Proposes an Accounting Standards Update Expanding Topic 848 (Reference Rate Reform)Respondent comments are due Friday, November 13.
October
26,
2020
Posted by
Ruth Hardie
The eagerly anticipated ISDA IBOR Fallback Protocol was released on Friday, October 23, 2020. The effective date of the protocol has been set for January 25, 2021. The following is a brief list of questions you may have. Look for more detailed...
October
21,
2020
Posted by
Ruth Hardie
The drop in rates in Q1 has increased the net cash payments on pay-fixed, receive-variable interest rate swaps and at the same time increased the derivative losses. What does this mean for your hedge accounting? The good news is that the drop in...
October
16,
2020
Posted by
Ruth Hardie
We always encourage hedgers to consider the economics of a transaction before looking at the accounting. If the economics don’t make sense, it doesn’t matter how favorable the accounting treatment is, it probably isn’t a good idea!
October
12,
2020
Posted by
Glenn Suarez
The direct impacts of the transition away from LIBOR to the use of an alternative reference rate such as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) have been well publicized. ISDA and ARRC have been releasing regular updates and suggested...
October
07,
2020
Posted by
Farah Lotia
As LIBOR gets ready to end, SOFR is set to begin. While the derivatives market had been changing fairly rapidly prior to COVID-19, 2020 market dynamics have not closed the gap between expected and observed market prices. It’s critical that...