The ratings of heavily indebted Chinese developer Evergrande Group and its subsidiaries was downgraded to “CCC-“, down from ‘CCC+” by S&P Global. This is its second downgrade in less than two weeks. Evergrande along with its subsidiaries Hengda Real Estate Group… Read More ›
20% of Fitch subsidiaries in France, Britain, and Spain had been affected by the conflict of interest. On Thursday, the European Union’s markets watchdog, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), has fined credit rating agency Fitch a record $5.78… Read More ›
Sri Lanka is struggling to repay its foreign debt which is at a record $5.9 billion. The current amount of $300 million can be expanded to $1 billion. On Tuesday, in a move that deepens China’s grip on the island… Read More ›
As a result of China’s credit ratings industry assigning favorable ratings to the bonds of local issuers while downplays their credit risks, the market is full of issuers who have AA ratings which are reserved only for the safest and… Read More ›
Much of the turmoil that shook the world’s capital markets in 2007-2009 can be traced back to the assigning of high ratings to synthetic collateralized debt obligations (SCDOs). On Friday, U.S.-based rating agency Standard & Poor stated it has settled… Read More ›
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