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Global Sovereign Crisis

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2010
... Public Employees' Retirement System won court approval to move forward with a lawsuit against ratings agencies Moody's, Fitch and Standard & Poor's over negligent misrepresentation. But back to Greece and contagion. For my next witness I call on former ...

America's Eyjafjallajokull

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2010
... credit ratings to securities backed by risky and toxic mortgage-backed securities." California has also issued subpoenas to Fitch Inc. and Standard & Poor's last September. And you thought Eyjafjallajokull was bad. Just wait till this volcano blows.

PGI appoints CEO for Asia

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
Principal Global Investors has appointed former Fitch Ratings chief, Andrea Muller, as managing director for Asia-ex Japan and chief executive of PGI East Asia. Effective March 30, 2010, she will be responsible for activities in the region including ...

New credit ratings agency in town

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2010
... Services License to provide credit ratings. The company joins the ranks of Standard & Poor's, Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Ratings, as CRAs licensed by ASIC. CSC general manager ratings services Brad Walters said the firm's business offer is based ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2010
... said the market was lower on the back of international events. "I think the market was a little bit spooked by news that Fitch had downgraded the sovereign credit rating for Portugal," Mr Taylor said. "When you combine that with worse-than-expected new ...

Fitch scare

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2010
... markets looked like they're finally getting used to the idea that Greece - for all its foibles - would not be left in ruins, Fitch comes along and spooks the bejeesus out of them once again. Note that yields on 10-year Greek bonds have been slowly coming ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
... with a debt and deficit crisis and hit again on Tuesday by a credit downgrade on its four largest banks from ratings agency Fitch. The London FTSE 100 index shed 36.98 points, or 0.69 per cent, to close at 5,315.09. FRANKFURT - The DAX 30 fell 84.37 ...

Happy days are back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2010
... lifted by investment banking and the sale of its Barclays Global Investors unit. Merck & Co, Kraft Foods and Abercrombie & Fitch also reported earnings that topped analysts' expectations. Now we're talking! According to Bloomberg, "More than 350 companies ...

Debt load

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
... banks and financial institutions falling one after the other - under the weight of debt. It was Greece's turn last night. Fitch Ratings downgraded its debt rating to BBB+ with a negative outlook. According to reports, this is the first time in 10 years ...

Mickey money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
... Street now playing with Mickey Mouse Money? Walt Disney, with a little help from its friends - JC Penney and Abercrombie & Fitch Co -brightened Wall Street's sombre mood last Friday by announcing better-than-expected earnings. Thanks to Disney and its ...