Principles for Financial Benchmarks

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A financial benchmark is an officially published, leading and regulated rate of interest or related measure, from which a rate of interest payable or receivable, or a related amount, is calculated.

The Principles for Financial Benchmarks is a 2013 report by the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), designed to address serious concerns about the former LIBOR and other interest rate benchmarks.

Among other matters, the Principles for Financial Benchmarks address conflicts of interest, transparency and governance relating to financial benchmarks.

See also

• Alternative reference rate (ARR)
• Base rate
• Benchmark
• Benchmarks Regulation
• Best practice
• Climate benchmark
• Conflict of interest
• Credit Benchmark
• Credit sensitive rate
• €STR
• EURIBOR
• European Money Markets Institute (EMMI)
• Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
• Financial instrument
• Financial Stability Board (FSB)
• Fixing
• Good practice
• Governance
• Index
• Interest rate
• International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)
• LIBOR
• Price fixing
• Principle
• Rate fixing
• Reference rate
• Regulation
• Risk-free rates (RFR)
• SONIA
• Transparency
• UK Benchmarks Regulation

Other resources

• Principles for Financial Benchmarks - IOSCO
• International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) - about us