@IanDhu 19:31 Mar 25, 2011
Well, for accounting purposes, these are securities with embedded derivatives. But the "embedded rights" terminology seems to be used mainly in the context of parent vs. noncontrolling interests and so-called "mezzanine" equity, and the rights can be put rights or call rights; only that latter could be relevant here. Also, these *are* equity-linked financial instruments. "Equity-linked" is not restricted to insurance or to indexed instruments -- it's just far too general here. The whole point is that these things are potentially dilutive: they can result in new shares. |