HONG KONG -- Standard Chartered Group Chief Executive Bill Winters raised doubt over the $17.5 billion wipeout of Credit Suisse's additional tier 1 (AT1) class bonds, expressing skepticism over whether the Swiss lender was actually insolvent.
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Standard Chartered has seven AT1 bonds outstanding with an aggregate value of around $7.5 billion as of the end of last year. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
HONG KONG -- Standard Chartered Group Chief Executive Bill Winters raised doubt over the $17.5 billion wipeout of Credit Suisse's additional tier 1 (AT1) class bonds, expressing skepticism over whether the Swiss lender was actually insolvent.