Fitch: Ukrainian Banks: Forbearance Eases Capital Pressures
Jun 25, 2015 10:35 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Ukraines bank regulators are allowing the countrys banks to breach most prudential ratios. Without this regulatory forbearance, many Ukrainian banks would need to raise substantial capital because, since February,...
Jun 25, 2015 08:39 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service says Chinas shadow banking sector exhibits similar risks to its Western counterpart, including spill-over risk to the formal banking system, but it is also more exposed to higher-risk borrowers and...
Jun 24, 2015 21:56 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
London, 24 June 2015 -- Lebanons (B2 negative) public finances benefit from lower oil prices and higher revenues but remain vulnerable to domestic and external shocks, says Moodys Investors Service in a report published...
Moody's maintains stable outlook for Peru's banking system
Jun 24, 2015 21:03 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service is maintaining its stable outlook for Perus banking system, on the expectation that the countrys banks will maintain sound fundamentals amid moderate economic growth in 2015 and 2016, according to...
Fitch: Equity Values, M&A, Covenants Focus of REIT Market
Jun 24, 2015 18:48 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
Macroeconomic and property sector themes are expected to define REIT credit trends in the near-to-medium term, according to Fitch Ratings. That view was also reinforced during the most recent NAREIT conference. We believe...
Fitch: US Home Equity Loan Asset Quality Showing Resilience
Jun 24, 2015 18:24 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
The threat of worsening home equity delinquencies among US banks is being mitigated by improving home prices and relatively steady economic conditions, says Fitch Ratings. An expected uptick in home equity line of credit...
Moody's: Annual state debt medians in U.S. experience first decline in nearly three decades
Jun 24, 2015 13:52 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
For first time in 28 years, the 50 states median net tax-supported debt (NTSD) declined in 2014, Moodys Investors Service says in its annual state debt medians report. In 2014, the states median net tax-supported debt...
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