SOFR Academy

Financial education and data to empower corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals to make better decisions.

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Economic education and market information. Backed by leading academics.

We provide financial education and market data to empower corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals to make better decisions. It is a matter of how LIBOR will end rather than if it will end. Education is vital to ensure an orderly and broad-based transition.

This transition to new alternative rates will create benefits for market participants. At SOFR Academy, we view LIBOR transition as a strategic opportunity to strengthen client relationships, streamline processes and future proof an organizations products and services.

Introducing Across-the-Curve Credit Spread Indices (AXI)

Robustly defined sustainable credit spreads that can be used in conjunction with SOFR to form a credit sensitive interest rate in loans and derivatives. More >

SOFR Capabilities
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  • TREASURY
  • FINANCE
  • COMPLIANCE
  • SALES
  • MARKETING
  • OPERATIONS
  • TRADING
  • TECHNOLOGY
  • LEGAL
  • INTERNAL AUDIT
  • COMMUNICATIONS
  • MARKET RISK
  • ACCOUNTING
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Building LIBOR to SOFR Capabilities for…

Transformational Change. Transforming Leaders.

Why Education
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Educating people within your organization on Risk-Free Rates is a regulatory expectation and makes good business sense.

Educating people within your organization on Risk-Free Rates is a regulatory expectation and makes good business sense.

Power your learning with SOFR Academy

World-class interactive training and development programs for a new financial ecosystem. Organizations should leverage LIBOR transition as an opportunity to drive firm-wide objectives. Our content is developed by LIBOR transition experts and is backed by leading Academics.

Protect revenue channels and boost competitiveness

Offer new Alternative Rate linked products to expand client service offering, satisfy client demand and protect wallet share. Protect existing product revenues when fallback language is triggered and LIBOR is no longer published.

Enhance customer relationships and retention

Organizations should use LIBOR transition as an opportunity to strengthen client and customer relationships. Organizations should empower client facing staff with information to educate their clients to support an orderly market wide transition.

Why SOFR Academy
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We help people make better economic decisions

  • Backed by industry experts

    SOFR Academy was founded by LIBOR transition specialists involved in National Risk-Free-Rate working groups. We possess both a theoretic and practical understanding of interest rate products across both cash and derivatives gained over decades of Financial Services experience.

  • LIBOR transition relationships

    Directors of SOFR Academy maintain relationships with the LIBOR transition community. This includes regular conversations with LIBOR transition program leads at Financial Institutions, Regulators, industry and trade associations and market intermediaries.

  • Academy Certification

    SOFR Academy reserves the right to award the SOFR Academy CertificationTM (SAC) upon successful completion of certain courses and requirements. Course content is updated in concert with industry developments. The SAC is the leading industry certification for USD LIBOR to SOFR transition.

We work with organizations to meet their unique needs.

  • Virtual-eLearning-modules

    Online Learning

    Unique, world class quality, self paced, online programs aimed at building leaders in LIBOR transition. Our flexible learning increases employee engagement and optimizes learning outcomes.

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    Executive Education

    Tailored Executive Education sessions to equip leaders within an organization with the information required around benchmark reform. These sessions are generally aimed at Senior Executives.

  • Custom-Solutions

    Education Advisory

    Access to LIBOR transition Subject Matter Experts (SME) enables customized programs and solutions designed to address an organization’s unique business challenges and education requirements.

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Leading Technology

Seamless multi-device learning experience deployable across platforms. SOFR Academy is an Amazon Web Services Educate member institution providing access to a gateway of next generation technology and resources.

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Dynamic Content

Targeted training modules, customizable content with flexible focus, self assessments, content updated dynamically in line with industry developments, access to insights and publications.

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Academy Certification

Industry recognized SOFR Academy Certification (SAC) upon successful completion of certain required modules. Leading certification for USD Benchmark Reform in the United States.

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Flexible Learning

SOFR Academy courses are self paced, dynamic, and available anywhere and anytime via our Learning Management Software delivery channels.

Training

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Ready to master SOFR skills with in-depth learning?

Online Learning Courses.

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Fundamentals of LIBOR
transition and the Secured Overnight Financing Rate

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Conduct Risk Management: Treating Customers fairly through LIBOR transition

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Quantitative Introduction to SOFR – Cash Flows and Risk Management

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Essentials of contract
language and Fallback
provisions

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Accounting-and-Tax-considerations-for-LIBOR-transition

Preparing for a LIBOR transition Regulatory examination and review

Module 5 Pre-Register
Operational-and-technology-readiness-for-LIBOR-transition

System and infrastructure enhancements for LIBOR transition

Module 6 Pre-Register
Conduct-risk-management-considerations-for-LIBOR-transition

Understanding and applying the U.S. Federal LIBOR transition legislation

Module 7 Pre-Register
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Understanding and Applying Across-the-Curve Credit Spread Indices (AXI)

Module 8 | Course Details Pre-Register
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Demonstrate your LIBOR transition progress by training and certifying your people.

About SOFR Academy

SOFR Academy is the premier organization committed to advancing the professional knowledge, skills and experience of those dedicated to the successful transition from USD LIBOR based products to new alternative rates. SOFR Academy achieves its mission through educating professionals in private and government organizations about LIBOR transition practices and certifying the achievements of our members.

Our Mission & Values

SOFR Academy CertificationTM

As LIBOR transition impacts financial and non-financial institutions and societies as a whole, the challenge and the need to develop experts in risk free rates and alternative rate products intensifies. The SOFR Academy CertificationTM (SAC) credential identifies those who earn it as possessing specialized LIBOR transition knowledge. Financial professionals who earn the SAC designation position themselves to be leaders in the industry and valuable assets to their organizations.

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Our Mission.

We provide financial education and market data to empower corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals to make better decisions.

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Our Values.

  • Maintain high professional and ethical standards

    We place our clients interest ahead of our own and adhere to high ethical standards. We place a very high value on our integrity which builds trust with our clients. We are committed to delivering excellence in everything we do.

  • Enable our clients to succeed in a world without LIBOR

    We believe in empowering clients by equipping them with LIBOR transition capabilities. We believe that we will be successful if our clients are successful. We create knowledge leaders in LIBOR transition for our clients.

  • Be at the frontier of USD LIBOR transition

    We have established a reputation as leaders at the forefront of LIBOR transition through industry engagement and National Risk-Free-Rate Working Group participation – we are committed to maintaining this reputation.

Additional ways we help our clients.

LIBOR transition Program Plan Quality Assurance and best practice assessment

Transition Plan Quality Assurance

LIBOR transition Program Plan Quality Assurance and best practice assessment
Production of customized client branded Thought Leadership publications

Thought Leadership

Production of customized client branded Thought Leadership publications
Identification and inventory of LIBOR based exposures and impacted systems

LIBOR Inventory

Identification and inventory of LIBOR based exposures and impacted systems
Production of client communications and external risk disclosures

Client Communications

Production of client communications and external risk disclosures
Ongoing access to SOFR Academy knowledge, experience and expertise

SME Retainer Support

Ongoing access to SOFR Academy knowledge, experience and expertise
Identification of key transitional risks and mitigating controls

Risk Identification

Identification of key transitional risks and mitigating controls
Production of Management Information (MI) and transitional metrics

Management Information

Production of Management Information (MI) and transitional metrics
Assessment of Contractual Management Impact and Remediation Design Plan

Contract Management

Assessment of Contractual Management Impact and Remediation Design Plan
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SOFR Academy empowers organizations to make better decisions

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