What are AT1 bonds and why are Credit Suisse's now worthless?
Briefly

Investors in a riskier type of Credit Suisse's bonds had the value of their holdings slashed to zero Sunday after Swiss authorities brokered an emergency takeover of the bank by rival UBS.On Sunday, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) announced that UBS would buy Credit Suisse for 3 billion Swiss francs ($3.25 billion) or about 60% less than the bank was worth when markets closed on Friday.
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