# Swiss Panel Backs UBS Using AT1 Debt for Half of Capital Hike

Swiss upper house committee voted 10-2 to let UBS use AT1 convertible debt for up to half of the extra capital requirement, softening a proposed $20 billion hike.

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The Economic Affairs and Taxation Committee of the Swiss upper house voted 10-2, with one abstention, to recommend that UBS Group AG be allowed to use AT1 convertible debt for up to 50% of the additional capital requirement imposed by the Swiss government, provided the instruments are reformed. [^1]

The Council of States' Economic Affairs Committee voted 10 to 2 to require UBS to support its foreign subsidiaries with 50% Common Equity Tier 1 capital. [^2]

UBS stock fell 2.6% to trade at CHF 43.12 after the Council of States' Economic Affairs Committee in Switzerland delivered a ruling on the bank's capital requirements. [^3]

Joseph Dickerson and Theo Massing, analysts at Jefferies, said in a note that the committee's decision represents a materially softer approach that would give UBS more flexibility in meeting the Swiss government's demand to back foreign subsidiaries. [^4]

The Swiss government has been pursuing a capital requirement hike of around $20 billion for UBS Group AG, as part of its reform agenda following the collapse of Credit Suisse, to ensure UBS's foreign businesses cannot sink its domestic entity. [^5]

UBS Group AG executives have argued that the capital requirement increase would make the bank uncompetitive. [^6]

The committee permitted the remaining 50% of capital requirements for foreign subsidiaries to be covered by redesigned Additional Tier 1 bonds. [^7]

The committee's decision represented a compromise that fell short of the Federal Council's more stringent 100% Common Equity Tier 1 demand. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. The Economic Affairs and Taxation Committee of the Swiss upper house voted 10-2, with one abstention, to recommend that UBS Group AG be allowed to use AT1 convertible debt for up to 50% of the additional capital requirement imposed by the Swiss government, provided the instruments are reformed. (mint, News)
2. The Council of States' Economic Affairs Committee voted 10 to 2 to require UBS to support its foreign subsidiaries with 50% Common Equity Tier 1 capital. (Investing.com, News)
3. UBS stock fell 2.6% to trade at CHF 43.12 after the Council of States' Economic Affairs Committee in Switzerland delivered a ruling on the bank's capital requirements. (Investing.com, News)
4. Joseph Dickerson and Theo Massing, analysts at Jefferies, said in a note that the committee's decision represents a materially softer approach that would give UBS more flexibility in meeting the Swiss government's demand to back foreign subsidiaries. (mint, News)
5. The Swiss government has been pursuing a capital requirement hike of around $20 billion for UBS Group AG, as part of its reform agenda following the collapse of Credit Suisse, to ensure UBS's foreign businesses cannot sink its domestic entity. (mint, News)
6. UBS Group AG executives have argued that the capital requirement increase would make the bank uncompetitive. (mint, News)
7. The committee permitted the remaining 50% of capital requirements for foreign subsidiaries to be covered by redesigned Additional Tier 1 bonds. (Investing.com, News)
8. The committee's decision represented a compromise that fell short of the Federal Council's more stringent 100% Common Equity Tier 1 demand. (Investing.com, News)

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