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Supply of bonds issued by European insurers has been driven by firms merging, demerging and re-orientating, keeping investors and bankers on their toes. Will the conditions persist in 2019? -
Capital instruments issued by financial institutions under previous regulatory regimes was a topic of contention in several instances this year. With regulators set to lay down further positions, legacy capital will remain on the agenda in 2019.
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Caius Capital and UniCredit have settled a dispute over a hybrid capital instrument issued by the latter. Caius will pay the bank an undisclosed sum, after UniCredit sought around €90m of compensation for damages back in August.
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The result of the 2018 European stress test for insurers showed that firms are sensitive to both high and low yields, with some failing to meet their solvency capital requirement (SCR) under the tested scenarios. But natural catastrophes were less of a threat to balance sheets.
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The European Central Bank fears that proposed changes allowing banks to use additional tier one debt to meet Pillar 2 capital requirements would weaken their resilience to stress and put smaller institutions at a disadvantage.
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Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena is planning to wait until next year to meet a European Commission requirement to issue a tier two bond, beyond the original deadline.
