Accounting for change with the libor transition
With the London interbank offered rate being replaced with the sterling overnight index average (or, SONIA), John Mongelard looks at the impact of the Libor transition on hedge accounting
The imminent change to Libor and its replacement with overnight rates – such as the sterling overnight index average (SONIA) – will be far-reaching. It will be more than a ‘find and replace’ task. This is because the replacements are very different in their construction to Libor. Unfortunately, the standard setters and markets are not replacing like for like, so the changes will have practical consequences both now and when we move to new rates after 2021.
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