City & Financial Global is delighted to announce "Managing L/IBOR Transition Virtual Summit" (10 June 2021), the second of a three-part virtual series designed to provide best practice insights, technical updates and guidance for financial institutions and users as the end of year deadline approaches.The enormity of the transition challenge for all the parties involved cannot be overstated, not just because of its scale - LIBOR alone underpins around $400 trillion of financial products for customers – but also because of its complexity. Successful management of the transition will require significant change and strategic risk management, including adjusting risk profiles and models and navigating an uncertain regulatory landscape. It has been speculated that, for some firms, this could be a bigger challenge than Brexit.Since the outbreak of COVID-19, priorities for business and financial institutions have understandably shifted to concentrate on more immediate and pressing problems, but the looming deadline cannot be ignored or put aside as neither lenders nor customers will be able to rely on LIBOR being available post-2021. And with the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority committed to phasing out LIBOR before the end of this year, the time to fully understand the milestones and challenges ahead is now. Join us at the “Managing L/IBOR Transition - Updates on Practical Guidance for Financial Institutions and Users” virtual summit on June 10th and benefit from hearing from the leading regulators and practitioners involved in the transition and implementation process as they guide you through the challenges, differences, timeframes and any possible delays in the migration towards the new regime.With keynote addresses from Alastair Hughes, Senior Advisor, Markets Directorate, at the Bank of England and Ann Battle, Head of Benchmark Reform at ISDA, this virtual summit focuses, inter alia on the implications that transition will have for loans; the active conversion of legacy contracts; conduct and risk issues; compliance, legal and contractual issues; operational challenges; the UK and regulatory agenda and the impact of Basel III, IV, UMR and Brexit; wider issues relating to IBORs and LIBORs products around the world; and practical next steps. It will also be an opportunity to hear from banks and financial institutions that have already successfully begun their transition away from LIBOR.Topics to be covered include:
Global Heads, VPs, Executive Directors, Heads and Senior Managers of:LIBOR and Transition, LIBOR Business, IBOR and IBOR Transition, ALMT Business Management, Treasury, Syndicated Loans, Interest Rate Benchmark, Markets and Wholesale Policy, Sterling Risk Free Reference Rates, Strategy and Competition, Regulatory Policy, Rates Strategy, Derivatives Funding, Programme and Project Management, Regulatory Intelligence, Trading and Markets, Government Affairs and Public Policy, and Lending.Together with:CCOs, Treasurers, Finance Directors, General Counsels, In-House Counsels and Heads of Government and Public Policy from all Financial Institutions, including: Banks, Asset and Fund Management Firms, Building Societies and Lenders. The summit will also be of interest to Finance Directors, Treasurers and Heads of Legal in Listed and Large Private Companies, as well as to the Advisory Community.