Don’t underestimate societal aspect of bail-in, says HSBC’s Flint

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Don’t underestimate societal aspect of bail-in, says HSBC’s Flint

Douglas Flint, group chairman of HSBC, told EuroWeek Bank Finance on Tuesday that the Cypriot banking crisis had highlighted the need for a debate on whether depositors should rank pari-passu with senior unsecured bondholders, taking into account the demographics of banks’ deposit bases.

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