Bail-in
UBS and the legal labyrinth of Credit Suisse’s AT1 debt
Court cancellation of Finma’s 2023 writedown could leave Swiss banking giant on the hook for billions in liabilities – or not
First Chinese TLAC ratios trail global peers
Bank of Communications’s 18.7% TLAC lowest among 28 G-Sibs
Large banks safer for CCPs than they get credit for
Plentiful pre-positioned liquidity softens the blow of resolution, new research argues
Big banks could be sidelined from future rescue deals – FSB
Exacerbation of too-big-to-fail means G-Sibs could already be too large to take extra assets
Swiss report fingers Finma on Credit Suisse capital ratio
Parliament says bank would have breached minimum requirements in 2022 without regulatory filter
G-Sib pair has largest TLAC shortfall since 2018
Basel monitoring report estimates €30bn below their fully loaded requirements
SocGen closest to TLAC minimum among G-Sibs
Gap between bail-in funds and required amounts narrows at Canadian lenders; Wells Fargo buffer smallest in US
Regulators want to fix AT1s. Investors want restraint
Tweaking the instrument that regulators love to hate may be the only way to prevent its abolition
SocGen’s TLAC ratios drop following senior preferred debt exclusion
Bank’s decision to waive CRR option pushes bail-in funds to lowest since 2020
Bank of Communications moves early to meet TLAC requirements
China Construction Bank becomes last China G-Sib to release TLAC plans
Deposit insurance could transform outlook for China TLAC
Issuance needs drop dramatically if regulators allow maximum inclusion of deposit insurance fund
Bank of China issuance not ‘sufficient’ to cover TLAC needs
Announced issuance still only a fraction of total bail-in debt needs for Chinese G-Sibs
Citi, JP Morgan bail-in buffers ebb above minimums
Duo’s long-term debt headroom closest to regulatory requirements among top US banks
FSB warned not to overfill its planned CCP resolution toolbox
Network contagion could make cash calls systemically risky, but TLAC also controversial
Ally says only a third of long-term debt qualifies for Fed bail-in rule
Bank holding company would face shortfall of $3.5 billion of debt under new standards
Wells Fargo has thinnest TLAC headroom globally
Bail-in funds sat 8% above required amount at end-June, smallest gap among the 25 banks subject to the standard
Metro Bank bets the house on lending pivot
New portfolio will need to grow quickly to avoid squeezing net interest margins, say experts
Chinese banks expected to launch TLAC market onshore
Estimated issuance needs of $510 billion are heavy, but thought to be manageable
SRB head asks for extra tools to restore faith in resolution
Laboureix disputes Swiss claim that G-Sibs are not resolvable, but wants improvements to framework
EU deposit guarantee plan won’t hike moral hazard, says SRB chief
But Laboureix warns risks to national safety nets will increase without a eurozone-wide scheme
Fed urged to focus on resolvability in Basel III endgame
Industry roundtable suggests resolution planning should take priority over higher G-Sib charge