On March 11, Moody’s issued a revised rating methodology for Transactions Backed by Trade Receivable Obligations. Methodology. On March 8, Fitch issued criteria relating to Counterparty Risk Assessment in Relation to the...more
On March 6, Moody’s published a rating methodology for Publicly Managed Airports and Related Issuers. Methodology. On March 5, Fitch published its updated rating criteria for Aircraft Operating Lease ABS. Criteria....more
SEC Proposes to Enhance Protections and Preserve Choice for Retail Investors in Their Relationships with Investment Professionals - On April 18, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to propose a package of...more
FRB Requests Public Comment on Proposal to Amend Regulation A - On December 4, 2017, the Federal Reserve Board ("FRB") requested public comment on a proposal to amend Regulation A to make certain technical adjustments,...more
Financial Industry Developments - SEC Adopts Jobs Act Amendments - On April 5, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced that it has adopted amendments to increase the amount of money companies can...more
On February 22, 2017, DBRS issued a report entitled DBRS Criteria: Recovery Ratings for Non-Investment Grade Corporate Issuers. Report. On February 22, 2017, DBRS issued a report entitled Rating Companies in the Services...more
Financial Industry Developments - CTFC Approves Re-Proposal of Position Limits Regulation - On December 5, 2016, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") unanimously approved to re-propose rules that...more
On December 7, 2016, Moody’s published its ratings methodology for sustainable net cash flow and value for CMBS and CRE CDO CLO real estate collateral in the Americas and ex-Japan Asia Pacific. Report. On December 6,...more
On September 14, 2016, DBRS published its methodology for rating European structured finance transactions. Report. On September 14, 2016, DBRS published and is requesting comment on its methodology for rating European...more
Financial Industry Developments - Agencies Publish Study on Banking Activities and Investments under Dodd-Frank - On September 8, 2016, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance...more
On July 6, 2016, Moody’s published its rating methodology for European Social Housing Providers. Report. On July 5, 2016, Fitch updated its global surveillance criteria for structured finance CDOs. Report....more
On June 14, 2016, DBRS issued a report entitled: General Corporate Methodology. Report. On June 14, 2016, DBRS issued a report entitled: DBRS Criteria: Evaluating Corporate Governance. Report. On June 14, 2016, DBRS issued a...more
Commission Sends MiFID II Draft RTS Back to ESMA for Revision - On March 17, Markus Ferber, MEP, the European Parliament's Rapporteur for MiFID II, published a press release announcing that the European Commission had...more
On October 15, 2015, DBRS released a report entitled Operational Risk Assessment for European Structured Finance Originators. On October 15, 2015, Fitch published its updated U.S. Auto Loan ABS Rating Criteria. On October 16,...more
On July 8, Moody’s issued Rating Methodology – Moody’s Approach to Rating Transactions Backed by Portfolios of Hedge Fund Investments. On July 9, Moody’s issued Rating Methodology – Moody’s Approach to Rating Asset-Backed...more
On May 29, DBRS released its updated methodology for rating U.S. asset-backed commercial paper. On May 29, Fitch republished its criteria for rating supranationals. On May 28, Fitch released its updated criteria for rating...more
On May 22, DBRS released its methodology for rating entities in the real estate industry. On May 21, DBRS released its methodology for reviewing ratings of Canadian structured finance and covered bond transactions. On May 20,...more
On April 7, DBRS released its Cash Flow Assumptions for Corporate Credit Securitizations Methodology. On April 7, DBRS released its Rating CLOs and CDOs of Large Corporate Credit Methodology. On April 7, Fitch released its...more