Singapore Banks - CGS-CIMB Research 2023-03-21: Addressing AT1 Bonds Concerns

Singapore Banks - Addressing AT1 Bonds Concerns

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Singapore Banks DBS OCBC UOB | SGinvestors.ioDBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD (SGX:D05) OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORP (SGX:O39) UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LTD (SGX:U11)
  • With the takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS and the consequent write-down of Credit Suisse’s Additional Tier 1 (AT1) securities, we seek to highlight some key questions on investors’ minds.

Key questions from investors

Do Singapore banks have Credit Suisse AT1 holdings?

  • - Read this at SGinvestors.io -

Do Singapore banks invest in other AT1 bonds?

  • Yes – although this likely accounts for a relatively small part of total investments, based on their maturity profile disclosures.

Credit Suisse mainly issues AT1 securities in US$ and CNH. Are there S$-denominated AT1 issuances?

  • - Read this at SGinvestors.io -
  • By investor type, private banks were allocated 84%, and fund managers were allocated ~10% of the issuance.

How much AT1 securities do Singapore banks issue?

  • DBS: S$1,000mil + US$1,000mil.
  • OCBC: S$1,700mil.
  • UOB: S$2750mil + US$650mil.

Are MTM losses from Singapore banks’ investment securities a concern?

  • Read more at SGinvestors.io.




Above is the excerpt from research report by CGS-CIMB.
Clients of CGS-CIMB may access the full report in PDF @ https://www.itradecimb.com.sg/.




Andrea CHOONG CGS-CIMB Research | LIM Siew Khee CGS-CIMB Research | https://www.cgs-cimb.com 2023-03-21



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