Fitch: Japanese Non-Life Insurers to Continue Seeking Overseas M&A
Jun 05, 2015 00:07 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Fitch Ratings says in a new report that Japanese non-life insurers are likely to continue to look for MA opportunities overseas to improve returns from the capital that will be released by continued reduction of their...
Fitch: Japan Life Insurers to Continue Increasing Foreign Bond Investment
Jun 05, 2015 00:04 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Fitch Ratings says in a new report that it expects Japanese life insurers to continue to raise the allocations to high-grade foreign bonds in their investment portfolio because bond yields in Japan remain very low.Fitch...
Moody's: Increases in federal education funding eases fiscal pressure on Mexican states
Jun 04, 2015 21:46 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
Increases in federal funding for education over the next few years will help relieve some of the fiscal pressures on the Mexican states, a positive for credit quality, says Moodys Investors Service in a new report. Because...
Moody's: Ghana's creditworthiness constrained by high government debt and external vulnerability
Jun 04, 2015 21:27 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
Ghanas high debt burden, reduced debt affordability and large gross borrowing requirements are among the key credit constraints reflected in its B3 rating with a negative outlook, Moodys Investors Service says in its...
Moody's: Australian banks' asset quality stable for now
Jun 04, 2015 04:57 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service says that Australian banks reported exceptionally low credit costs over the six months to 31 March 2015. The rating agency identifies some potential headwinds to asset quality, but expects that in...
Moody's: Asian Liquidity Stress Index stable at 24% in May
Jun 04, 2015 02:45 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service says that its Asian Liquidity Stress Index remained at 24% in May for the third consecutive month. The number of rated high-yield companies with Moodys weakest speculative-grade liquidity (SGL-4)...
Fitch: Limited Implications of Asya Case for Turkish Banks
Jun 03, 2015 14:13 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
The Turkish banking sector as a whole, and its participation (Islamic) banks in particular, should not be significantly affected by the transfer last Friday of control over Asya Katilim Bankasi to the Savings Deposit...
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