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Capital solutions used earlier in the crisis but now lying dormant could be set for a reprise as European leaders brainstorm ways to strengthen the continent’s banks, FIG specialists say.
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The Frightening scale of the capital challenge that European banks may have to face — potentially up to €200bn if European Banking Authority proposals are accepted — came sharply into focus this week. But FIG debt and equity bankers have welcomed indications of the parameters within which they will have to work.
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The economic benefits of requiring the largest banks to hold extra capital far outweigh the costs to the economy, a study by a division of the Financial Stability Board and the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has found.
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Banque Cantonale de Genève’s lower tier two note — a Sfr180m 3.125% seven year bullet issued on Wednesday — caused confusion in the Swiss franc market this week. The issuer had to defend the eligibility of the deal to be grandfathered under the Basel III regime after many market participants came to the conclusion that it would not be possible.
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Banque Cantonale de Genève issued its inaugural lower tier two bullet on Wednesday — a Sfr180m 3.125% seven year — as Swiss cantonal banks look to get on with raising lower tier two debt now that transitionary rules from Basel II to III have been defined while costs are still attractive.
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Generalisations over whether Europe’s banks should hold 7%, 9% or higher levels of core tier one capital are largely pointless without agreement over risk weightings and haircuts, say investors and bankers.