1) A Global Rating Agency >
2) Who We Are >
Fitch Ratings is committed to providing the world’s
credit markets with reliable, timely and prospective
credit opinions. Built on a foundation of organic growth
and strategic acquisitions, Fitch Ratings is recognized
around the world and across all fixed income markets
as a market leader in credit ratings and research.
Fitch Ratings’ global expertise draws on local market
knowledge and spans across capital markets in over
150 countries.
Through Fitch Solutions, a division of the Fitch Group,
the firm also provides products and services for the
fixed income market. These offerings give market
participants greater insight into the credit markets
to enable them to make more timely and informed
business decisions.
Fitch Ratings is dual-headquartered in New York and
London, with 50 offices around the world. Fitch Ratings
and Fitch Solutions, as well as Algorithmics, a leader
in enterprise risk management solutions, are part of
the Fitch Group. The Fitch Group is a majority-owned
subsidiary of Fimalac, S.A., which is headquartered
in Paris, France.
3) Our Commitment >
Committed to serving the world’s credit markets,
we have modeled our business on forward-thinking
attitudes and an investor-first orientation.
> Transparency
We take an open approach and share our rating
methodologies and approaches to rating different
types of securities with the market.
> Leadership
We consistently demonstrate credit leadership
by producing relevant and timely research, and
updating and refining our approach to rating a
wide variety of securities.
> Responsiveness
Our analysts are accessible and provide quick
responses to investors’ inquiries as well as produce
timely ratings actions, market commentaries,
methodologies nd research.
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> Perspective
We are a global company with local focus that
reflects multiple points of view through our
analysis and research.
4) What We Do >
Committed to advancing market transparency,
Fitch Ratings provides analysis of the world’s credit
markets covering Corporate Finance, including
Financial Institutions and Insurance, Structured
Finance, Public Finance, and Global Infrastructure
and Project Finance.
Gathering and analyzing a variety of financial, industry,
market and economic information, the analysts at
Fitch Ratings synthesize that information and publish
independent assessments of the creditworthiness
of securities and issuers. This provides investors
with an independent source of opinion and research
to help them judge the credit quality of various
investment options.
Corporate Finance
The Corporate Finance group provides public
and private ratings on companies and their debt
instruments, including bank loans, senior and
subordinated debt, commercial paper, and preferred
stock. Analysts cover the securities of a wide range
of corporate sectors including aerospace and defense,
chemicals, energy, power and gas, project finance,
and retail. In the leveraged loan market, Fitch Ratings
continues to offer new methodologies and products,
such as Recovery Ratings. Recovery Ratings provide
investors with a consistent approach to measuring
the primary components of credit risk: probability of
default and loss given default.
Financial Institutions
Fitch Ratings rates more financial institutions worldwide than any other rating agency and consistently
delivers broad coverage and insightful analysis on
issues including systemic risk, default and failure,
and support from third parties. The firm’s coverage
includes not only banks, but also finance and leasing
companies, securities firms, and asset management
organizations. In addition, the group supports
dedicated teams for rating specialized securities
such as covered bonds.
Insurance
Fitch Ratings has a leading market presence in all
insurance market sectors including life, non-life,
and health. The group’s analysts produce timely
ratings and research on major issues affecting the
insurance industry, such as asset quality, underwriting
cycles and natural catastrophes. The analytical process
is supported by a careful mix of both quantitative and
qualitative considerations. In addition, the group
supports the insurance-linked securitization
ratings team.
Structured Finance
Fitch Ratings also provides ratings, research and
surveillance for structured finance transactions.
The firm provides investors with direct access to
senior analysts to discuss ratings methodologies and
publishes independent credit opinions, transaction
research and market commentary to help investors
analyze the credit risks associated with structured
finance securities.
The Structured Finance group is comprised of four
main areas:
> Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) - credit card
receivables, auto loans, student loans, leases
and dealer floorplan, and equipment loans and
leases, as well as Asset-Backed Commercial Paper
(ABCP) - single and multi-seller ABCP conduits
5) > Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS) -
single or multi-borrower transactions, performing and
non-performing loans, credit tenant leases, and more
> Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS) -
prime and Alt-A mortgages, home equity and
manufactured housing loans, and re-remics
> Structured Credit - collateralized debt obligations
(CDOs) and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs)
Public Finance
The Public Finance groups are comprised of U.S.
Public Finance, International Public Finance and
Sovereigns. These groups provide ratings and research
for all types of government entities and financings
worldwide. Fitch Ratings analysts provide ratings
and research on state and local governments and
their authorities, as well as not-for-profit issuers and
municipal structured finance issues. Issuing entities
include cities; counties; school districts; educational,
health care and nonprofit institutions; as well as
municipal enterprise systems, such as water and
sewer districts, public power, toll road authorities,
airports and public housing.
The Sovereigns group includes economists drawn
from both the private and public sectors, who cover
the foreign and local currency debt of over 100
sovereign governments and related ratings.
Global Infrastructure and Project Finance
The Global Infrastructure and Project Finance group
consists of analysts with backgrounds in corporate,
structured, project and public finance and is
responsible for rating all types of debt related to
financing global projects and infrastructure assets
in the transportation, energy, water and social
infrastructure sectors. The group has analytical
presence in the United States, Europe, Asia, Australia
and Latin America and works in close cooperation
with other Fitch Ratings analysts around the world
ensuring a consistent analytical approach while
addressing the specific needs of regional markets.
Emerging Markets
With over 30 offices across Asia, Latin America,
Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East,
and Africa, Fitch Ratings has established a strong
presence in emerging markets. The firm’s emerging
markets team rates more financial institutions than
any other and provides national and international
scale ratings for the following:
> sovereigns and public finance
> structured finance
> financial institutions
> global infrastructure
> corporates, including telecommunications,
energy, oil and gas; construction, building
materials and real estate; commodities and
industrials; retail and consumer; and food,
beverage and agribusiness
Emerging Market specialists work in partnership
with the agency’s global corporate finance, financial
institutions, global infrastructure and project finance,
structured finance and public finance groups to
ensure comprehensive and consistent analysis.
The analytical team combines product and sector
expertise with local knowledge to provide a regional
perspective in a global marketplace.
6) Fitch Solutions
A division of the Fitch Group, Fitch Solutions brings
to market a wide range of fixed-income data, analytical
tools and related services. The division is also the
distribution channel for Fitch Ratings content.
Fitch Solutions’ product offerings include Fitch Ratings’
research delivery, risk and performance analytics,
surveillance tools, structured finance workflow solutions,
and pricing and valuation services.
Fitch Solutions’ products and services provide market
participants with greater insight into the growing
complexity of the credit markets to enable timely and
informed business decisions.
Products include:
Ratings Research
Credit information to enable market participants to
monitor changes in ratings, understand credit trends
and make informed business decisions.
Risk and Performance Analytics
Aggregated credit ratings, market implied ratings
and company financials distributed via data feeds
and models to facilitate credit analysis and eliminate
the need to manually track, input and maintain
financial spreadsheets.
Surveillance and Structured Finance Workflow Solutions
Content and analytics for structured finance portfolio
management, including surveillance data, cash flow
models, and loan level data and analytics.
Pricing and Valuation
Fixed income pricing data and independent valuations
for performance benchmarking and risk assessment,
including CDS pricing and benchmarking, ABCDS
pricing, and loan CDS pricing.
Services include:
Training
Fitch Training is a specialist training firm focused on
the provision of credit and corporate finance training
for bankers, fixed income professionals and regulators.
Courses are offered in three areas: financial institutions,
corporate credit and securitization.
7) Fitch Ratings Worldwide >
North America:
New York
Austin
Chicago
McLean
Mexico City
Monterrey
Powell
San Francisco
Tampa
Toronto
Central / South
America:
Bogota
Buenos Aires
Caracas
La Paz
Lima
Montevideo
Quito
Rio de Janeiro
San José
San Salvador
Santiago
São Paulo
Europe:
London
Barcelona
Madrid
Frankfurt
Istanbul
Milan
Moscow
Paris
Warsaw
Middle East / Africa:
Dubai
Johannesburg
Tunis
Asia / Pacific:
Singapore
Bangkok
Beijing
Bangalore
Chennai
Kolkata
Mumbai
New Delhi
Colombo
Hong Kong
Jakarta
Seoul
Taipei
Tokyo
Australia:
Brisbane
Sydney
8) Fitch Ratings
London
Singapore
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