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Switzerland to provide tax breaks for CoCos

Government endorses report to encourage contingent convertible bonds in banking sector despite senior-level concerns about the untested instruments

The Swiss government has endorsed a report that has called for the use of tax breaks to encourage the country’s banks to adopt contingent convertible bonds, a form of capital described by the chief executive of UBS as “dangerous”.

The report by the Swiss Federal Council outlined a host of measures to improve financial stability in the country, including a re-affirmation of the government's commitment on CoCo bonds.

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