Contingent capital bonds (cocos)
Deal of the year: Credit Suisse
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Source: Risk magazine
Nobody knows whether contingent convertible (CoCo) bonds have much of a future – but if they do, it will owe much to the trailblazing work of Credit Suisse, after its February 2011 issue first tackled...
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Source: Risk magazine
Default insurance has been explored by at least one clearing house, but capital markets solutions may be a better way to supplement existing safeguards, say some participants
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Source: Life & Pension Risk
Banks remain hesitant on the subject of contingent convertible instruments, but could a recent issuance by Allianz spark interest among insurers as a tool for raising capital? Thomas Whittaker reports...
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UK's ICB report a further complication for banks
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Source: Operational Risk & Regulation
The ICB's final report gives banks another layer of capital requirements to deal with
Q&A: ACP's Nouy on CRD IV, equity in the LCR and CoCos
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Source: Risk magazine
Last month, European policy-makers unveiled proposals that will implement Basel III across the continent, setting the stage for national disputes as member states seek to protect their own interests. Danièle Nouy, secretary-general of the Autorité de...
Investor pull to replace regulator push on CoCos: Credit Suisse’s Ervin...
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Source: Risk magazine
After initially embracing CoCos, regulators’ ardour seems to have cooled – with some banks fearing excess caution could limit a promising source of bank capital. But even without a further supervisory push, investor demand for bail-in protection can...
Going-concern triggers on CoCos unrealistic, says White
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Source: Risk magazine
Contingent capital instruments designed to provide a capital boost before the point of non-viability are laudable but unrealistic, says former RMMG chair Mark White
Basel Committee takes tiered capital approach to Sifis
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Source: Risk magazine
A long-awaited set of proposals on systemically important financial institutions is expected to be published by the Financial Stability Board within weeks, but that hasn’t stopped some countries forging their own responses. Nick Sawyer reports
Bank of Cyprus CoCoCo exchange offer arouses curiosity
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Source: Credit
The second-largest bank in Cyprus is in the market with an offer to convert shares into convertible contingent capital securities, but is it a curiosity piece or the genuine article?
No-go for CoCoCos
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Source: Credit
Are convertible contingent capital securities, dubbed CoCoCos, a one-off or here to stay?
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