hard · Corporate Credit Analysis
A European bank AT1 (Additional Tier 1) instrument has a trigger at a 5.125% Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio. The bank currently has a CET1 ratio of 12.0%.
Which of the following events would most likely trigger a write-down or conversion of the AT1?
- The bank suffers a catastrophic trading loss that consumes more than 7% of its risk-weighted assets.
- The bank's senior unsecured credit rating is downgraded from A to BBB.
- The bank fails to call the AT1 instrument at its first optional call date.
- The bank decides to cancel its common equity dividend to preserve capital.
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