Press, Market notices, Press releases, Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group

• June 10, 2024

  CARR provides guidance for CDOR-based loans, derivatives and securities that do not have a robust fallback in place for CDOR’s cessation post June 28, 2024

  The Canadian Alternative Reference Rate working group (CARR) is providing guidance to market participants with respect to CDOR-linked loans, derivatives and securities that do not have adequate fallback language to address the cessation of CDOR following the final publication by Refinitiv Benchmark Services (UK) Limited on June 28, 2024 (the “Cessation Date”).

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
• May 13, 2024

  CARR publishes illustrative examples on determining fallback rates on floating rate notes that reference CDOR

  CARR is publishing two presentations to clarify how CARR’s recommended fallback rate for floating rate notes that reference CDOR should be implemented for calculating the coupon and accrued interest post June 2024.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
• April 30, 2024

  CARR reiterates that market participants with CDOR-based loans, derivatives or securities must prepare for CDOR’s cessation post June 28, 2024

  Refinitiv Benchmark Services (UK) Limited (RBSL), the administrator of CDOR, today reaffirmed that all three tenors of CDOR will cease to be published after June 28, 2024.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
• April 15, 2024

  CARR to begin publishing data on the transition of CDOR based loans to CORRA

  To facilitate the monitoring of the transition away from CDOR based loans to CORRA and Term CORRA, CARR will publish a monthly report on the aggregated outstanding amount of CDOR loans that have not transitioned to other benchmarks, as well as the volume of new loans, including any transitioned loans, referencing CORRA and/or Term CORRA.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
• November 30, 2023

  CARR amends recommended fallback for CDOR NHA MBS, and publishes a guide for Canadian companies transitioning from CDOR

  In 2021, CARR published “Recommended fallback language for FRNs referencing CDOR” which recommended that CDOR-linked floating rate notes (FRNs), including floating rate NHA MBS, fall back from CDOR to a CORRA fallback rate (“Fallback Rate (CORRA)” as defined in the document).

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
• November 16, 2023

  CARR publishes recommended conventions for Term CORRA swaps

  Today, the Canadian Alternative Reference Rate working group (CARR) published two recommended conventions for interest rate swaps referencing Term CORRA.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
• August 29, 2023

  CARR finalizes the allowed uses for Term CORRA

  Today, the Canadian Alternative Reference Rate working group (CARR) finalized its guidance on the allowable use cases for Term CORRA.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
• August 10, 2023

  Term CORRA to be launched on September 5, 2023

  In January, CARR announced the development of a Term CORRA benchmark that was designed to be a robust benchmark that adheres to IOSCO’s Principles for Financial Benchmarks.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
• August 2, 2023

  CARR begins publishing CDOR transition related FAQs

  Today, the Canadian Alternative Reference Rate working group (CARR) begun publishing a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) on its website to provide clarity on various aspects of the CDOR transition.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
• July 27, 2023

  CARR publishes its recommendations for transitioning loans from CDOR to CORRA and provides a “no new CDOR or BA loan” milestone

  Today, the Canadian Alternative Reference Rate working group (CARR) published a set of documents that will help support the transition of the Canadian loan market from the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (CDOR) to the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average (CORRA).

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group