低利率环境下，上市银行赎回存量“高息”优先股动力愈发增强

Core Viewpoint - Under the low interest rate environment, listed banks are increasingly motivated to redeem existing "high-yield" preferred shares to save on interest costs [1] Group 1: Bank Actions - Changsha Bank announced it will redeem 6 billion yuan of its preferred shares "Changyin You 1" on December 25 and terminate its listing [1] - In December alone, five banks, including Changsha Bank, Beijing Bank, Shanghai Bank, Hangzhou Bank, and Nanjing Bank, have announced the redemption of preferred shares, totaling 45.8 billion yuan [1] - Including previous redemptions by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Bank of China, Industrial Bank, and Ningbo Bank, the number of banks redeeming preferred shares since 2025 has increased to nine [1] Group 2: Market Trends - Since 2020, the issuance of new preferred shares by banks has nearly stagnated, indicating a shift in capital management strategies [1] - The accelerated redemption and delisting of existing preferred shares have led to a significant reduction in their outstanding volume [1] - The willingness of commercial banks to redeem preferred shares to optimize their capital structure has been continuously reinforced [1] - Asset management institutions view the scarcity of bank preferred shares as increasingly prominent [1]