Episode 2: The Milestones to LIBOR Transition

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With hundreds of trillions of dollars in derivatives, bonds, loans and mortgages linked to LIBOR, shifting to alternative rates is one of the biggest structural changes financial markets have ever faced. In this episode, Frances Hinden, vice president for treasury operations at Shell and vice chair of the Working Group on Sterling Risk-Free Reference Rates, and Tom Wipf, vice chairman of institutional securities at Morgan Stanley and chairman of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee, describe what firms need to do and the major milestones that must be met to ensure a smooth transition.

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