<h2 style="text-align:justify">About AT1 bonds</h2>

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	<li>These bonds are unsecured bonds that have perpetual tenors, are issued by banks and have no maturity date.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>They have a call option, which can be used by the banks to buy these bonds back from investors. These bonds are typically used by banks to bolster their core or tier-1 capital.</li>
	<li>These AT1 bonds are subordinate to all other debt and only senior to common equity.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>These bonds were introduced by the Basel accord after the global financial crisis to protect depositors.</li>
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<h3>Q1)&nbsp;What is the Basel Accord?</h3>

It refers to a series of three international banking regulatory meetings that established capital requirements and risk measurements for global banks.

Source:&nbsp;<a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-economics/yes-bank-at1-bonds-bombay-high-court-8395311/" style="text-decoration:none">Additional Tier-1 bonds, and the case against Yes Bank</a>

What is Additional Tier-1 Bonds?

Overview:

Recently, The Bombay High Court Friday quashed the write-off of Additional Tier-1 (AT1) bonds worth Rs 8,400 crore issued by Yes Bank Ltd, bringing relief to investors.

About AT1 bonds

Q1) What is the Basel Accord?

What is Additional Tier-1 Bonds?

Overview:

Recently, The Bombay High Court Friday quashed the write-off of Additional Tier-1 (AT1) bonds worth Rs 8,400 crore issued by Yes Bank Ltd, bringing relief to investors.

About AT1 bonds

Q1) What is the Basel Accord?

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