Contentious pending Basel rules have led critics to warn that higher risk weights for unrated corporates and funds will lead to a dramatic increase in bank capital requirements and an overall reduction in lending activity. This analysis examines the breadth of impact on the thousands of high quality entities that are not publicly rated.
COP26 has made headlines, but the real debate is about the need for speed in translating pledges into action. Consensus credit data shows that nations with the most to lose from climate impact also have the least available resources to enact change – leaving the responsibility largely in the hands of developed economies with strong sovereign credit ratings.
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.
Credit Benchmark have released the October 2021 Credit Consensus Indicators (CCIs). The economies of the UK, EU, and US, may have improved from the low points of the last few years, but they aren’t out of the woods just yet. Neither are their respective industrial firms.
Credit Benchmark have released the September 2021 Credit Consensus Indicators (CCIs). The latest forward-looking consensus data confirms the notion that an improving trend in industrials may be slower or more uneven than previously anticipated.
Credit Benchmark have released the August 2021 Credit Consensus Indicators (CCIs). There is reason for optimism in the latest CCI data. Scores for the UK, EU, and US are all above 50.
As vaccine rollout varies globally, it is clear that the economic bounceback from Covid will be led by the largest and most developed economies. Overall vaccination figures show that the global pandemic is far from over; but trends in the credit consensus are already giving some clues to the shape of the expected global economic recovery.
With environmental awareness becoming a more significant influence on the way we consume and invest, how do the largest CO2 emitting organisations stack up from a credit perspective? And does public versus private ownership impact projected emissions and credit risk?
Studies have shown that female-led companies outperform male-led companies on a range of metrics, yet women continue to be perceived as less suitable for leadership roles than men. New analysis from Credit Benchmark suggests that female-led companies are also a better credit risk, particularly in times of economic turmoil.
Pension provision is changing globally, moving the risk from the sponsoring company to the saver. Public bodies and private firms that still hold significant pension deficits are under increasing scrutiny – what happens if the sponsor runs into financial trouble? This report examines the correlation between sponsor risk and fund risk.
Credit Benchmark brings together internal credit risk views from over 40 leading global financial institutions. The contributions are anonymized, aggregated, and published in the form of consensus ratings and aggregate analytics to provide an independent, real-world perspective of credit risk. Risk and investment professionals at banks, insurance companies, asset managers and other financial firms use the data for insights into the unrated, monitoring and alerting within their portfolios, benchmarking, assessing and analyzing trends, and fulfilling regulatory requirements and capital.
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