Banks’ Riskiest Bonds Sink as Credit Suisse Wipeout Jolts Market
- AT1 notes of Deutsche Bank, RBI and UBS slumped on Monday
- Regulators reiterated stocks should take losses before bonds
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Source: Bloomberg
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The riskiest bonds of European lenders are plunging after holders of Credit Suisse Group AG’s contingent convertible securities suffered a historic loss as part of its takeover by UBS Group AG.
Perpetual notes issued by Deutsche Bank AG, Unicaja Banco SA, Raiffeisen Bank International and BNP Paribas SA all dropped by more than 10 points on Monday. Deutsche Bank’s £650 million ($792 million) 7.125% note dropped as much as 17 pence to about 64, its biggest-ever one-day decline. Most other European lenders’ Additional Tier 1 (AT1) notes fell to record lows.