Credit Ratings

Apr '1205

Public sector: getting to grips with credit ratings is worth it

Credit ratings are becoming more common in the public sector. A credit rating is a report on the financial health of a company or institution. However, directors and finance managers often regard the rating process as a bit of a mystery.… read more

Tags: risk management, credit ratings, credit rating, Basel III

Jul '0906

How solid is your credit ratings framework?

Credit rating philosophy and framework

Financial institutions must pull out all the stops to meet the more stringent requirements for risk management.

Having a solid credit ratings and portfolio management framework is crucially important. But how consciously are they tackling the task? Do they really… read more

Tags: risk management, credit risk, credit ratings, economic capital