We previously blogged about the recent AICPA conference. At the conference, representatives from the Office of Chief Accountant also shared some views regarding the discontinuation of LIBOR. The Staff of the OCA joined in the July 2019 statement with the SEC Staff from the Division of Corporation Finance, the Division of Investment Management and the
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SEC Staff Statement on LIBOR Transition
By Anna T. Pinedo on
On Friday, July 12, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Divisions of Corporation Finance, Investment Management and Trading and Markets, and the SEC’s Office of the Chief Accountant issued a statement regarding the LIBOR phase out, focusing attention on the “urgency” of implementing alternative reference rates. The statement references the work of the Alternative Reference…