Union Bank of India is planning to raise Rs 1,000 crore by issuing tier-II bonds. In this regard, CRISIL Ratings has assigned AAA' rating with negative outlook to the bank's proposed Basel III compliant Tier 2 bond issue.
Besides, CRISIL has reaffirmed its ratings on other debt instruments i.e. Tier 1 Perpetual Bond Issue (Basel II) at ‘AAA’, Tier 1 Bond Issue (Basel III) at ‘AA’ & Tier 2 (Basel II & III) at ‘ AAA' respectively with negative outlook. CRISIL has also reaffirmed its rating on the bank's Certificate of Deposits programme at ‘A1+’.