Moody's: Global bank debt issuance levels off in 2014 after four-year period of decline
Mar 04, 2015 13:19 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
The four-year decline in issuance of unsecured debt by banks, thrifts and securities firms leveled off in 2014, says Moodys Investors Service in a new report. "Global Bank Debt - 2014 Issuance Trends" analyzes trends in...
Moody's: Chinese national oil companies feel limited impact from natural gas price adjustment
Mar 04, 2015 01:46 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service says Chinas three national oil companies (NOCs) will feel little negative impact from the recent wholesale price adjustment for gas, because the price reduction will only moderately offset the...
Moody's: The rise of shadow banking continues as direct lending is set for strong growth in 2015
Mar 03, 2015 17:29 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
Direct lending is set to become an established asset class in Europe, with robust growth estimates over the next 12 months, says Moodys Investors Service. In a report summarising the views of keynote speakers and panelists...
Fitch: Italy Mortgage Guarantee Scheme Unlikely to Spur Lending
Mar 03, 2015 12:16 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
The Italian governments new scheme to guarantee mortgages to specific types of borrower is unlikely to have a major impact on new lending volumes, Fitch Ratings says. It reduces the credit risk (and hence the capital...
Fitch: Oil Trading Houses To Benefit From Volatility In 2015
Mar 03, 2015 11:56 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Trading houses such as Glencore, Vitol and Trafigura are likely to report healthy earnings in 2015 as they benefit from volatile oil prices, Fitch Ratings says. But this will not have a significant impact on our assessment...
Fitch: Credit Growth Turns Positive in Developed World; Mixed Pace in EMs
Mar 03, 2015 10:24 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Fitch Ratings says in its latest Macro-Prudential Risk Monitor that global real lending growth picked up slightly to 4.8% in 2014, helped by the first increase in the developed world since 2010. However, overall growth is...
Moody's: Development prospects for China's securitization market robust
Mar 03, 2015 02:17 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service says that the outlook for Chinas securitization market is robust, given the authorities initiatives to develop the countrys capital markets, as exemplified in the recent raft of reforms, the...
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