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Fitch scare

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2010
... weaker than 15 European Union peers, which will put pressure on its public finances over the medium term." But what's new? Moody's already downgraded Portugal to Aa2 last 13 January. So did Standard & Poor's when it lowered Portugal's long-term credit ...

Wen has spoken

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010

Australia better than triple A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2010
... downgrade of America's credit rating. Worries about the US credit rating made the headlines when in early December last year, Moody's issued a report that the US and UK could "test the Aaa boundaries" because of their worsening public finances. Remember ...

Debt load

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
... cent as at September 2009? And the UK is even worse, 14.5 per cent of its national output as at September? Don't fret...Moody's is on their case. Moody's announced that these countries' AAA credit ratings are at risk because of their deteriorating public ...

Desert Storm

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2009
... credit rating agencies were shocked along with them. Goes to show the more things change, the more they remain the same. Yes, Moody's and Standard & Poor's quickly downgraded all Dubai government-related debt. But not quick enough. Like the subprime ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2009
... the session after a positive lead from Wall Street. Chinese state banks led gains after a series of ratings upgrades from Moody's and Credit Suisse on the major lenders. ICBC and Bank of China ended at two-year highs. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand share ...

Undue credit (ratings)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2009
When is a triple A rating not AAA? When the credit rating agencies say it is - in our case, Moody's. But first, a very big yawn with a matching upward stretch of both arms! I am talking about the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, of course. ...

ASIC reviews prospectus disclosure of CRAs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2009
... included in the form and context in which it appears. The relief permits issuers to cite credit ratings from Standard & Poor's, Moody's Investor Service and Fitch Ratings in a prospectus or PDS without the consent of credit rating agencies themselves. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
... 2.43 per cent to $20.69 and NAB rose 71 cents or 2.63 per cent to $27.66. The major miners were up after ratings agency Moody's reaffirmed BHP Billiton Ltd's A1 rating following the company's full year results released on Wednesday. BHP Billiton, the ...

Local funds won't follow CalPERS lawsuit

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2009
... California state court in relation to $1 billion in losses that it claimed were a result of inaccurate credit ratings from Moody's, Fitch Ratings and Standard & Poor's, according to a report by Reuters. CalPERS said the "top" ratings on highly structured ...