Europe's CoCos Provide a Lesson on Uncertainty

Katherine Gleason (), Steve Bright (), Francis Martinez () and Charles Taylor
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Katherine Gleason: Office of Financial Research
Steve Bright: Office of Financial Research
Francis Martinez: Office of Financial Research
Charles Taylor: Office of Financial Research

No 17-02, Working Papers from Office of Financial Research, US Department of the Treasury

Abstract: Contingent convertible bonds (CoCos) issued by European global systemically important banks (GSIBs) as part of their total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) are meant to enhance financial stability by forcing investors to absorb losses when a bank is under stress. Coupon payments are made at issuers' discretion while loss absorption can be triggered at regulators' discretion. This study investigates price effects of four press releases by Deutsche Bank AG in February 2016 related to the bank's willingness and ability to make its upcoming CoCo coupon payments. Expected cash flow models capture changes in CoCo default risk, while event dates capture uncertainty effects. The price of a European G-SIB peer group portfolio declined a statistically significant 2.0-2.5 percent over two days in response to Deutsche Bank's first press release. Deutsche Bank's efforts to allay its own CoCo investors' concerns appeared to increase concerns among CoCo investors generally. The results show potential negative effects of regulatory discretion.

Keywords: Banking; regulation; capital; modeling; risk; uncertainty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 32 pages
Date: 2017-04-05
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