In The Press

The Desk: Rules and Ratings: Understanding gaps between credit risk data and credit ratings
Bloomberg’s Zane Van Dusen speaks to The Desk on the value of alternative sources of credit risk data beyond traditional credit ratings. In the interview, Zane highlights the powerful utility of Credit Benchmark’s Credit Consensus Ratings and descriptive analytics for assessing private credit risk.

Bank Policy Institute: How Much Will U.S. Businesses Pay for Loans? Translating a Basel Accord Into a U.S. Regulation
A report from the Bank Policy Institute describes how Credit Benchmark data can be a tool in evaluating default risk for loans.

World Economic Forum: Financial Services Study Reveals Emerging Tech-driven Systemic Risks
Accelerated technology adoption in the financial services sector is creating new systemic risks to the global financial system, according to a new report. ‘Beneath the Surface: Technology-driven systemic risks and the continued need for innovation’ explores the relationship between increased technology adoption and the potential shock of cascading risk factors.

Reuters: Will Washington truce stick? Wall St assesses U.S. debt ceiling risk
An apparent truce in the U.S. debt-ceiling standoff in Congress has offered some relief to Wall Street investors on edge about a possible debt default, but analysts are left assessing the risk of a repeat crisis as the year closes out, writes Karen Pierog for Reuters, citing research from Credit Benchmark.

Financial Times: Data Drill
Credit Benchmark data highlighting the difference in credit quality of Global Coal and Global Oil & Gas companies against Global Corporates has been cited in the latest ‘Energy Source’ newsletter via The Financial Times.

Global Investor: Securities Finance Americas Guide 2021
Global Investor Group spoke with Credit Benchmark co-founder Mark Faulkner for an article in the latest Securities Finance Americas Guide on the topic of peer-to-peer lending.

Investors’ Chronicle: Credit Assessment for Recovery Companies
The article from Investors’ Chronicle cites Credit Benchmark credit risk data on Oil & Gas companies and General Retailers to highlight the disparity between credit quality and share prices.