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El gráfico muestra detalles del mercado de bonos de deuda adicional de nivel 1 (AT1) denominados en dólares en la región Asia-Pacífico.
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Sesciende la agitación bancaria en Asia

By Duncan Mil

March 22, 2023 - Los bonos de deuda adicional de nivel 1 (AT1) denominados en dólares y emitidos por bancos en Asia-Pacífico han repuntado, tranquilizando a los inversionistas que dudan que su dinero esté seguro tras el colapso de Credit Suisse.

Of the 38 dollar-denominated perpetual bonds trading in Asia-Pacific as of lunchtime in Hong Kong on Wednesday (March 22, 2023), 31 recovered slightly, while seven were quoted lower, according to Bloomberg.

China’s Bank of Communications AT1 note rose 1.4 cents to 95.5 cents on the dollar -- its biggest gain since early 2020 -- while South Korea’s Kookmin Bank’s bond climbed 0.8 cents to 94.1 cents.

Among the bonds dropping were Hong Kong’s Nanyang Commercial Bank Ltd’s paper which slipped 0.4 cents to 94.5 cents, and Guangzhou Rural Commercial Bank Co’s note which lost 0.4 cents on the dollar.

AT1 notes, also called “contingent convertibles” or “CoCos”, are debt securities created after the 2008 financial crisis to make bondholders absorb losses to allow a bank to stay afloat.

Following the takeover of Credit Suisse by Swiss-based UBS Group, its AT1 notes worth SFr16 billion (US$17.3 billion) were written down to zero sparking the crisis.

“The government intervention was too severe and has destroyed the AT1 market,” Peter Ru, strategy leader at Shanghai-based Neuberger Berman, told the South China Morning Post.

“The government intervention was too severe and has destroyed the AT1 market.”

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PUBLISHED: 22/03/2023; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Getty Images
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