Moody’s Investors Service

Mardig Haladjian

With more Islamic institutions looking for ratings, the general manager of the financial institutions group at Moody's in Cyprus explains how the agency rates these names versus conventional credits

Moody’s KMV launches Chinese RiskAnalyst

Moody’s KMV, a provider of credit risk measurement solutions, has launched a Chinese version of RiskAnalyst, a platform that allows institutions to make lending decisions using internal ratings and analysis of financial statement data based on local…

Basel IIBetter for everyone?

On June 26, 2004, international banking supervisors agreed in Basel, Switzerland to a new framework that will alter the way many banks calculate their capital requirements. The new Basel Capital Accord is to be phased in during 2007 and is scheduled for…

Reducing risk through insurance

In this article, Silke Brandts describes a general algorithm for quantifying the risk-mitigating impact of operational risk insurance. She then presents a simple haircut approach to incorporate residual risks inherent in the insurance contracts into the…

Unlocking the rating process

The credit rating agencies are often criticized for a lack of transparency in their rating methodology. But as John Caserta reports, the agencies are taking steps to shed light on this often mysterious process and, in doing so, rebuild investor…

First Irish covered mortgage bonds set to debut

Bank of Ireland's mortgage banking unit is readying the country’s first issuance of covered bonds backed by a pool of residential mortgages. The €2 billion issue, which will be triple-A rated, is set to be priced within the next month. Barclays Capital,…

No Nera for agencies

Moody's and S&P claim that a recently commissioned study supports their belief that not all agencies' ratings are equal. Fitch, meanwhile, takes a different line of argument. Saskia Scholtes examines the notches that have driven a wedge between the…

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