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AT1 perpetual bonds have been in focus today following Credit Suisse’s announcement of a complete write-down of over $17bn of its AT1 bonds. Investors and advisors are now looking at their own/clients’ existing bank bond holdings to check whether (a) the bonds are classified as AT1s, and (b) If they are an AT1, what are the trigger events and type of write-downs.
To make it easier for our subscribers, we have added the following identifiers on the App for bank bonds in the field Industry Type (under Description):
For bank bonds that are neither AT1, nor Tier 2 debt, the Industry Type will remain as “Banks”. App users can thus not only identify if their bank bonds are either AT1 or Tier 2, they can also search for AT1 and Tier 2 bonds based on their own criteria using the Advanced Search tool. Here’s a screenshot of how it appears on the WebApp:
This can be found in an AT1 bond’s prospectus. For example, looking at the definitions of Write-down, Write-down Event, Contingency Event and Viability Event on pages 5-7 of the prospectus of Credit Suisse’s most recently issued $1.65bn 9.75% Perp (USH3698DDQ46), we can summarize them as follows: