Impact of Operational Risk on Credit Rating
When people think about credit ratings, financial indicators such as revenue, profitability, liquidity, and debt repayment capacity usually come to mind first. While [...]
How Spirit Airlines Failed the Credit Rating Test
Spirit Airlines is one of those companies that makes people ask a simple but complex question: how does a well-known airline get this [...]
How Messrs Poor & Blake Shaped the Credit Rating Industry
Today, investors can assess the credit quality of a company or sovereign with a few clicks. Financial statements, ratings, market data and research [...]
Rating Methodology for Digital Assets
Discussions around digital assets often lean toward extremes, either presenting them as a complete break from traditional finance or treating them as an [...]
Pioneers in Credit Rating: The Story of Messrs Dun and Bradstreet
When conversations turn to the origin of Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs), names associated with Bond markets and Sovereign risk assessments often dominate the [...]
Unlocking Sovereign Rating Factors
A Sovereign credit rating may appear as a simple letter grade, but behind it sits a structured assessment of a country’s economic strength, [...]