Meetings & Events
Meetings
2021
January 13 | Agenda | |
2020
December 9 | Agenda | Minutes |
October 21 | Agenda | Minutes |
September 9 | Agenda | Minutes |
August 5 | Agenda | Minutes |
June 24 | Agenda | Minutes |
May 20 | Agenda | Minutes |
May 4 | Agenda | Minutes |
April 22 | Agenda | Minutes |
April 7 | Agenda | Minutes |
March 20 | Agenda | Minutes |
February 19 | Agenda | Minutes |
January 22 | Agenda | Minutes |
2019
December 3 | Agenda | Minutes |
November 15 | Agenda | Minutes |
October 22 | Agenda | Minutes |
September 5 | Agenda | Minutes |
June 26 | Agenda | Minutes |
May 16 | Agenda | Minutes |
April 11 | Agenda | Minutes |
February 28 | Agenda | Minutes | Presentation |
January 15 | Agenda | Minutes |
2018
December 5 | Agenda | Minutes |
October 18 | Agenda | Minutes |
September 20 | Agenda | Minutes |
July 24 | Agenda | Minutes |
June 18 | Agenda | Minutes |
May 17 | Agenda | Minutes |
April 17 | Agenda | Minutes |
March 22 | Agenda | Minutes |
March 7 | Agenda | Minutes |
2017
October 31 | Agenda | Minutes |
September 29 | Agenda | Minutes |
August 1 | Agenda | Minutes | Presentation |
June 22 | Agenda | Minutes | Press Release |
June 16 | Agenda | Minutes | Presentation |
June 12 | Agenda | Minutes |
April 12 | Agenda | Minutes |
February 22 | Agenda | Minutes | Presentation |
2016
December 1 | Agenda | Minutes |
September 23 | Agenda | Minutes |
July 28 | Agenda | Minutes |
May 19 | Agenda | Minutes |
April 14 | Agenda | Minutes |
February 25 | Agenda | Minutes |
January 28 | Agenda | Minutes |
2015
December 3 | Agenda | Minutes |
October 22 | Agenda | Minutes |
September 29 | Agenda | Minutes |
July 17 | Agenda | Minutes |
June 11 | Agenda | Minutes |
May 26 | Agenda | Minutes |
April 2 | Agenda | Minutes |
February 19 | Agenda | Minutes |
January 22 | Agenda | Minutes | Presentation |
2014
Events
ARRC SOFR Summer Series: July and August 2020
The ARRC hosted a SOFR Summer Series, a webinar series designed to educate the public on the history of LIBOR; the development and strengths of the SOFR; progress made in the transition away from LIBOR to date; and how to ensure organizations are ready for the end of LIBOR.
The dates and topics are below, and detailed information is available at this page.
The dates and topics are below, and detailed information is available at this page.
- July 13: Libor: Entering the Endgame (webcast recording)
- July 15: SOFR Explained (webcast recording and presentation)
- July 22: Preparing to move from LIBOR Derivatives (webcast recording and presentation)
- July 29: Accounting/Tax/Regulation (webcast recording and presentation)
- August 3: Approaching the Transition (webcast recording and presentation)
- August 7: Office Hours Live (webcast recording and presentation)
Floating Rates Notes Vendor Workshop Webcast: June 1, 2020
ARRC representatives hosted a webcast on Monday, June 1, 2020. A recording of the webcast can be viewed via this link and a follow-up message can be found here.
Vendor Survey Webcast: February 10, 2020
ARRC representatives hosted a webcast on Monday, February 10, 2020 to answer vendors' questions. A recording of the webcast can be viewed via this link.
ARRC Vendor Workshop: June 28, 2019
The Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) will host a vendor workshop on Friday, June 28, from 9:30 AM to noon at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The workshop will provide a forum for members of the ARRC's Operations/Infrastructure Working Group to collaborate with key vendors of software and technology that are critical to operationalizing the transition to SOFR. Vendors that are interested in participating in the workshop and learning more about the LIBOR transition should email arrc@ny.frb.org to register. Please note that while the ARRC will try to accommodate all vendors that are interested in participating, space is limited and attendance is at the ARRC's discretion.
- Agenda
- Presentation slides by David Bowman, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
ARRC Roundtable: June 3, 2019
The Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) and the NYU Stern School of Business and its Salomon Center for the Study of Financial Institutions co-hosted a half-day forum on Monday, June 3, 2019. The forum featured remarks by Vice Chair for Supervision Randal K. Quarles and ARRC Chair Tom Wipf, as well as presentations and panel discussions about how market participants can use SOFR in cash products, about the ARRC's recommended fallback language, and about steps that some firms are taking to transition away from LIBOR.
- Agenda
- Webcast
- Remarks by Vice Chair for Supervision Randal K. Quarles, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
- Presentation slides by ARRC Chair Tom Wipf
- Presentation slides by David Bowman, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
- Presentation slides for panel discussion on "Creating Safer Fallbacks"
ARRC Roundtable: July 19, 2018
The ARRC hosted a roundtable at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on July 19, 2018. The event provided an opportunity for the ARRC to report on its overall progress since it was reconstituted, and was a starting point in the ARRC’s public consultation and education process regarding contract robustness in cash products referencing USD LIBOR. The event featured remarks by ARRC Chair Sandra O’Connor, as well as panel discussions around developments in contract language for floating rate notes, syndicated business loans, securitizations, and derivatives.
- Agenda
- Webcast
- Introductory remarks by Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal K. Quarles Federal Reserve Board of Governors
- Presentation slides by ARRC Chair Sandra O’Connor
- Presentation slides by Ann Battle, International Swaps and Derivitives Association
- Presentation slides by David Bowman, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
- Presentation slides by Brian Grabenstein, Wells Fargo
- Presentation slides by Floating Rate Notes Working Group
- Presentation slides by Business Loans & CLOs Working Group
ARRC Roundtable: November 2, 2017
The ARRC hosted a roundtable at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on November 2, 2017. The event covered the work of the ARRC, including its recommendation of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate as a robust alternative rate to USD LIBOR, and details of its Paced Transition Plan. Additionally, representatives of both ARRC and non-ARRC member firms discussed how the risks around LIBOR highlighted in a speech by the UK’s FCA Chief Executive Andrew Bailey—may impact not only the interest rate derivatives market, but also a wide range of other financial products and markets.
- Agenda
- Webcast
- Introductory remarks by Governor Jerome Powell, Federal Reserve Board
- Presentation slides by ARRC Chair Sandra O’Connor
- Presentation slides and underlying data by Joshua Frost, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- Presentation slides by Scott O’Malia and Katherine Darras, International Swaps and Derivatives Association
- Presentation slides by David Bowman, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
ARRC Roundtable on the Interim Report: June 21, 2016
The ARRC hosted a roundtable on its Interim Report at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on June 21, 2016.
- Agenda
- Introductory comments by Federal Reserve Board Governor Jerome Powell
- Presentation slides from the event