I'll just leave this right here....
http://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/fischer20140811a.htm
Work on the use of the resolution mechanisms set out in the
Dodd-Frank Act, based on the principle of a single point of entry–though
less advanced than the work on capital and liquidity ratios–holds the
promise of making it possible to resolve banks in difficulty at no
direct cost to the taxpayer.
As part of this approach, the United States is preparing a
proposal to require systemically important banks to issue bail-inable
long-term debt that will enable insolvent banks to recapitalize
themselves in resolution without calling on government funding–this
cushion is known as a “gone concern” buffer.
Though Fischer doesn’t detail exactly what “bail-inable long term debt”
actually is, one only needs to look to Europe, namely Cyprus, to
understand what he means.
This has already happened in Canada. Soon most western countries will have this troubling legislation in place. Many retirees will find their hard earned cash turned into crummy bank shares in the not too distant future.
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