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The Financial Stability Board (FSB) recommended in 2014 that stakeholders should identify near risk-free rates that might be used as alternatives to LIBOR.
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) recommended in 2014 that stakeholders should identify near risk-free rates that might be used as alternatives to LIBOR.
As of 2024, this transitional work was substantially complete.




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* [[Risk-free asset]]
* [[Risk-free asset]]
* [[Risk-free rate of return]]
* [[Risk-free rate of return]]
* [[Risk off]]
* [[Risk-off]]
* [[Risk on]]
* [[Risk-off asset]]
* [[Risk-on]]
* [[SOFR]]
* [[SOFR]]
* [[SONIA]]
* [[SONIA]]


[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]
[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]

Latest revision as of 18:34, 11 March 2024

Interest rate benchmarks.

(RFR).

In the context of interest rate benchmarks, 'near risk-free rates' include SOFR (the Secured Overnight Financing Rate) and SONIA.

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) recommended in 2014 that stakeholders should identify near risk-free rates that might be used as alternatives to LIBOR.

As of 2024, this transitional work was substantially complete.


They are also known more simply as risk-free rates, although strictly they are not entirely risk-free.


Capital asset pricing model

RFRs should not be confused with the theoretically risk free rate of investment return, used in the Capital asset pricing model.


See also