27 Jun 2013
Flash: Banking resolution set, though credit poised to react – Deutsche Bank
FXstreet.com (New York) - One interesting headline recently was the news that the European Council had agreed on a bank resolution framework, suggests Macro Strategy Analysts J. Reid and C. Tan at Deutsche Bank.
According to the Council, the framework is aimed at providing national authorities with common powers and instruments to resolve any financial institution in an orderly manner in the event of failure. On the topic of burden-sharing, the Council said certain liabilities will be excluded from bail-in provisions, namely covered deposits (i.e. deposits below EUR100k), secured liabilities such as covered bonds, and interbank loans with maturities of less than seven days.
Deposits from individuals and SMEs would have preference over unsecured creditors and depositors from large corporations. Importantly, the agreement gives national resolution authorities the flexibility to exclude liabilities from bail-in provisions on a discretionary basis - to avoid contagion, for example. National resolution funds would be established with contributions from financial institutions but can only be used if losses of 8% of more have been imposed on shareholders and creditors.
“So while the framework outlines the EU's bail-in provisions in more detail, it still provides individual countries with some flexibility over how it is implemented. It will be interesting to see how senior and subordinated European financial credit reacts over the next couple of days.” the team adds.
According to the Council, the framework is aimed at providing national authorities with common powers and instruments to resolve any financial institution in an orderly manner in the event of failure. On the topic of burden-sharing, the Council said certain liabilities will be excluded from bail-in provisions, namely covered deposits (i.e. deposits below EUR100k), secured liabilities such as covered bonds, and interbank loans with maturities of less than seven days.
Deposits from individuals and SMEs would have preference over unsecured creditors and depositors from large corporations. Importantly, the agreement gives national resolution authorities the flexibility to exclude liabilities from bail-in provisions on a discretionary basis - to avoid contagion, for example. National resolution funds would be established with contributions from financial institutions but can only be used if losses of 8% of more have been imposed on shareholders and creditors.
“So while the framework outlines the EU's bail-in provisions in more detail, it still provides individual countries with some flexibility over how it is implemented. It will be interesting to see how senior and subordinated European financial credit reacts over the next couple of days.” the team adds.