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CDS Panel Says Credit Suisse AT1 Wipeout Won’t Prompt Payout

  • Panel sees AT1 bonds as junior to notes underlying the CDS
  • The securities had been at the center of a market debate
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WATCH: The panel tasked with overseeing the credit default swaps market has ruled that the write down of Credit Suisse’s AT1 notes will not trigger an insurance payout. Source: Bloomberg
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A panel tasked with overseeing the credit default swaps market said that the writedown of Credit Suisse Group AG’s Additional Tier 1 notes will not trigger an insurance payout. 

The Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee ruled at a meeting on Wednesday that the controversial wipeout of the high-risk bonds won’t lead to a payout of the default swaps tied to the bank’s subordinated debt, according to a notice on its website.