- Question ID
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2018_4145
- Legal act
- Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
- Topic
- Own funds
- Article
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28
- Paragraph
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1
- Subparagraph
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i
- COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs/Recommendations
- Not applicable
- Article/Paragraph
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N/A
- Type of submitter
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Investment firm
- Subject matter
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Non-CET1 Instruments absorbing losses at the same time as CET1 instruments
- Question
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Article 28(1)(i) requires that "(i) compared to all the capital instruments issued by the institution, the instruments absorb the first and proportionately greatest share of losses as they occur, and each instrument absorbs losses to the same degree as all other Common Equity Tier 1 instruments;". Would it be permitted to have a non-CET1 instrument that absorbs losses at the same time as a proposed CET1 instrument, as long as they both absorbed losses (joint) first? And would it be permitted for a non-CET1 instrument to absorb losses to the same proportion as a proposed CET1 instrument, as long as they were both absorbing the same proportionate greatest share?
- Background on the question
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It makes logical and practical sense that losses should be absorbed by the most loss absorbing form of capital first (i.e. CET1), and that this most junior layer of capital should absorb the greatest proportion of those losses. However it appears unclear whether it is permitted for a non-CET1 instrument to share those losses at both the same time (joint first) and in the same proportion (jointly greatest). This has relevance in the structuring of new non-CET1 instruments that could be used to reduce the losses that fall on CET1 instrument, by sharing in them simultaneously. Thus for any absolute quantum of losses, some would be diverted to a non-CET1 instrument.
- Submission date
- Rejected publishing date
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- Rationale for rejection
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- Status
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Rejected question