Contingent capital and Senior: Difference between pages

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A claim which enjoys a ranking ahead of others in a liquidation.

Senior claims, therefore, carry a relatively lower degree of credit risk.

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-Contingent capital is an instrument that will, under certain circumstances - the contingencies - provide an institution with additional capital, either automatically or on the decision of the instituion or its supervisor.
+A claim which enjoys a ranking ahead of others in a liquidation.
-Most often applicable to banks - often in the form of convertible instruments.
+Senior claims, therefore, carry a relatively lower degree of [[credit risk]].
 == See also ==
-* [[Bank supervision]]
+* [[Junior]]
-* [[Contingent convertible capital]]
+* [[Senior debt]]
+* [[Tranche]]
-[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
+[[Category:Corporate_finance]]
+[[Category:Long_term_funding]]
+[[Category:Compliance_and_audit]]
+[[Category:Manage_risks]]
+[[Category:Treasury_operations_infrastructure]]