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Transition from CHF LIBOR to SARON

IBOR Reform in Switzerland, Part I

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will stop supporting LIBOR from the end of 2021, while more than 80% of CHF loans are currently priced based on the CHF LIBOR. According to the Swiss National Working Group, the Swiss Average Rate Overnight (SARON) is the proposed replacement standard. The transition period poses a number of different challenges for the market.

IBOR Reform impact on IFRS 17

As a new accounting standard for insurance contracts, IFRS 17 is seen as one of the big regulatory disruptions for insurance companies in the coming decade. The determination of discount curves is crucial for the implementation of the standard. Underlying complexity will be further increased by a second disruptive change in financial markets: the IBOR reform.

Zanders Risk Management Seminar

As with famous movie franchises like Star Wars, The Avengers and James Bond, many risk management professionals have had to wait a few years for the next episode of the Zanders Risk Management Seminar.

Embracing innovation

In the beginning of 2018, we launched the cloud-based platform Zanders Inside, in order to bring innovative risk and treasury solutions directly to our clients.

The relevance of the yield curve

Creating a future stress scenario for the yield curve is not easily done. Above all, it is something that has to be done carefully, because it can have negative repercussions for a financial institution.