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Fitch says housing downturn unlikely to hurt banks

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2004
A special report from international ratings agency Fitch Ratings has found Australian banks have sufficient safeguards in place to ensure that a downturn in the residential property market would not translate into material loan losses. The agency said ...

Fitch downgrades Telstra credit rating

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2004
Fitch Ratings today downgraded Telstra's long-term credit rating to A-plus from AA-minus, becoming the third ratings agency this week to drop Telstra a notch. Fitch said its outlook for Telstra has been revised to stable from negative. "The revised ...

Fitch ups News Corp rating to BBB from BBB-minus

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2004
Fitch Ratings upgraded the senior unsecured debt rating for News Corp and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, News America Incorporated ("NAI") and News Corporation Finance Trust II ("Trust") to 'BBB' from 'BBB-minus'. The rating outlook is stable. News ...

Fitch: investment properties more risky than owner-occupied

Fitch Ratings on Monday warned loans for investment properties were more risky in an economic downturn than loans for owner-occupied properties. The ratings agency said loans for investment properties had a higher probability of default in an economic ...

Fitch says Aust RMBS delinquencies on the rise

Fitch Ratings said yesterday delinquencies on Australian residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) rose for the first time in three quarters. In its DINKUM Index quarterly report, Fitch says 30-plus days delinquencies across the index pool of transactions ...

First Mortgage launches mortgage securitisation program

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2004
... three tranches. The issues consists of $180 million of Class A1 bonds, rated AAA by both Standard & Poor's (S&P) and Fitch ratings agencies and with a weighted average life of 1.2 years. The second tranche will offer $184 million of class A2-1 bonds ...

Adelaide Bank launches $800 million local securitisation program

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2004
... fixed rate notes (FRN) with an expected three-year maturity, a semi-annual coupon, and a rating of AAA by S&P and Fitch Ratings and Aaa by Moody's. The bond issue also includes $296.8 million in class A-2 FRN, with an expected average life of 5.7 years ...

Banks face challenges: Fitch

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2004
Fitch Ratings has said Australian banks face challenges in maintaining their recently strong financial performance as home lending and consumption are likely ease towards the end of 2004. In its annual review of the Australian banks, Fitch presents ...

St.George Bank's new benchmarks oversubscribed

... secondary market liquidity. St George is rated A by Standard & Poor's, A2 by Moody's Investors Services and A+ by Fitch Ratings.

ABN Amro $1 billion MTN issue may be first of many

... floating rate tranche. The ABN Amro issue is rated AA-minus by Standard & Poor's, Aa3 by Moody's and AA-minus by Fitch Ratings. Settlement is expected on 7 October.