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The #creditsuisse #coco wipeout occurred when the #finma announced that the contingent convertible bonds that were part of the Credit Suisse Additional #tier1 (AT1) #regulatory capital had been written off.FINMA’s decision creates a healthy precedent: restoring #financialdiscipline in AT1 #bondmarkets by reminding investors that their investment is exposed to #creditrisk and that #duediligence is advised before investing in these products.

This paper discusses the origins of modern #riskmanagement concepts and applications in the #financialindustry, which were developed at Bankers Trust in the 1970s. The bank's "Resources Management" group applied #probability theory to measure #marketrisk, #creditrisk, #liquidityrisk, and #operationalrisk, which were later brought together in a metric called Risk Adjusted Return On Capital (RAROC). RAROC was used to evaluate profitability, guide strategic planning, capital allocation, and incentive compensation. The article also discusses how Bankers Trust's risk management culture deteriorated after 1995, leading to its acquisition by #deutschebank Bank in 1998.