Topgun1976
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EBA Q&A tool states that T1 that have stepped up are not Tier 2 T1 steps will not count as Tier 2 (either T2 compliant orgrandfathered T2) if extended after the first call date (withan incentive to redeem) due to the quarterly calls.However, those T1s that had this call prior to end Dec 2011 will be grandfathered as AT1. Non-steps are not discussed in the Q&A explicitly.
** Our view: this Q&A is not legally binding but it is official EBA guidance and as such
would be surprising if regulators did not abide by it. It clearly increases the likelihood of a call, or at least makes it more economical to call. However, some T1s with low resets could still be
left outstanding as perpetual cheap funding. In addition, the characteristics of the instrument don’t change and they remain deeply subordinated. Hence, any T1 or UT2 could still be left outstanding as relatively cheap loss-absorbing capital. Finally, issuers could in theory remove call options similarly to what ISPIM did in October last year, while offering an exchange. Implications are on a
bond-by-bond basis. However, we still see some upside for short call step-up bonds
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