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European Banks Dump Massive Amounts of Subordinated Debt on Investors

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It is the highest such volume since the $122.4bn seen in 2008 according to Dealogic, the data provider. Subordinated debt has a lower priority than other bonds of the issuer in case of liquidation during bankruptcy, and ranks below the liquidator, government tax authorities and senior debt holders in the hierarchy of creditors.

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Laughable Eurozone Banking "Non-Union"; Expect Disorderly Breakup

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France and some Southern European countries, meanwhile, have been pushing to use the euro-zone government bailout fund, the European Stability Mechanism, as the common backstop. In 2020, for instance, about €12.5bn of joint funds would be available, which amounts to perhaps a €3bn German contribution. It is a single system under law.

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