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Published: 2023-11-21

– On the necessity of introducing into Polish law the possibility for banks to issue contingent convertible bonds

Kamil Liberadzki , Marcin Liberadzki

Abstract

The new generation of AT1 instruments commonly referred to as contingent convertibles, or CoCos, embed a unique feature of contingent conversion into common equity or mandatory write-down of principal value. This unique feature provides to the CoCo bonds the loss-absorption capacity on a going-concern basis, a regulatory goal that seems not to have been effectively implemented under the pre-crisis legal framework of tier-based capital structures. The use of CoCos for bank recovery and resolution purposes is a vital element of Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD) legal framework and is discussed in detail in this article. The main problem stated in the article is that Poland has so far not introduced into its legal regime an instrument enabling issuing AT1 bonds. This may seriously hamper the process of full and consistent implementation of BRRD into Polish law.

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Liberadzki, K. ., & Liberadzki, M. (2023). – On the necessity of introducing into Polish law the possibility for banks to issue contingent convertible bonds. Safe Bank, 62(1), 52–72. Retrieved from https://ojs.bfg.pl/index.php/bb/article/view/307

Vol. 62 No. 1 (2016)
Published: 2016-03-31


ISSN: 1429-2939
eISSN: 2544-7068
Ikona DOI 10.26354

Publisher
Bankowy Fundusz Gwarancyjny

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