The issue with writing down of Yes Bank's AT-I bonds



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The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) intervention in Yes Bank's financial troubles is acknowledged, but the decision to permanently write down Additional Tier 1 (AT1) bonds before common equity is questioned. This action appears to contradict Yes Bank's own terms and conditions regarding the seniority of claims for AT1 instruments. The permanent write-down of over INR 87 Billion in AT1 bonds could negatively impact investor confidence and India's overall creditworthiness.

At the outset, Reserve Bank of Indias efforts in acknowledging and taking timely measures to address the deteriorating financial position of Yes Bank Limited in the interest of the depositors and the public is admirable. In the Draft Yes Bank Ltd. Reconstruction Scheme, 2020, however, the fourth paragraph of clause 6 states thatthe instruments qualifying as Additional Tier 1 capital, issued by the Yes Bank Ltd. under Basel III framework, shall stand written down permanently, in full, with eff
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