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Morningstar Takes Stake in Fund Rating Partner Sustainalytics
The ownership stake will support the continued joint development of sustainable investment products and related tools.
ESMA Fines Fitch for Ratings Rules Breaches
Over an 18-month period, ESMA found nine instances where Fitch analysts shared information with Fitch's parent company, in breach of ESMA rules.
Fitch Debuts ‘Connect' Integrated Credit Ratings, Research, Fundamentals Platform
The new platform provides ratings, research, economic data and analytics, plus exclusive financial fundamental data.
StockViews Targets Quality Recommendations to Combat Contributor Overload
The vendor is cutting through the Big Data of "analyst" contributions to deliver only the highest-quality recommendations.
ESMA Gives Ratings Nod to Poland's INC Ratings
INC's registration brings the total number of ESMA-approved rating agencies to 25.
StockViews Preps Paid, On-Demand Research Platform; Readies International Coverage
The platform will allow buy-side firms to request specific custom research notes from freelance analysts.
Trendrating Releases Momentum Analytics Platform Version 1.0
Switzerland-based Trendrating, a provider of price trend and momentum ratings for equities, exchange-traded funds, indexes and currencies, has launched version 1.0 of its Momentum Analytics platform, which enables asset managers to identify price trends…
New Constructs Revises Mutual Fund, ETF Rankings
New Constructs, a Nashville, Tenn.-based provider of independent research and stock recommendations based on analysis of footnotes in financial statements, has revamped the way it rates mutual funds and exchange-traded funds to deliver more value to…
Morningstar Puts CMBS Ratings on Bloomberg Terminals
Chicago-based data and investment research provider Morningstar's credit ratings arm has begun providing commercial mortgage-backed securities ratings via Bloomberg's Professional terminal, to meet growing investor demand for broader distribution of its…
Morningstar Unveils UK Passive Funds Analyst Ratings
Chicago-based data and investment research provider Morningstar's UK subsidiary has launched a proprietary set of analyst ratings for passive funds, initially covering 25 of the most popular index funds in the UK.
Credit Benchmark Readies Launch for 2014
London-based startup consensus credit ratings provider Credit Benchmark has begun its proof-of-concept phase with an undisclosed number of contributing banks, ahead of a full production launch scheduled for early next year.
Max Bowie: Will Ratings Rethink Restore Credit Confidence?
Rightly or wrongly, credit rating agencies are often blamed for the financial crisis. But with new stricter rules for rating agencies now in force, Max says why not rethink the entire issue of regulating ratings, and give them the same status as any…
S&P Adds RatingsDirect Content to CapIQ
Combining the vendor's two content delivery mechanisms will allow users to access more data for credit analysis in a single location.
ModeFinance Readies Credit Risk Data Portal
Web portal will enable small and medium size firms to access basic credit risk reports of companies across Europe, and purchase more detailed data for a small fee
Frankfurt Summit: Panel Cites Data Quality, IT and Client Confidence as Valuations, Pricing Challenges
Reliable data, technology, models and trust are key issues for users and providers of evaluated prices
FactSet Integrates MSCI ESG Research, Ratings
Partnership will bring MSCI's environmental, social and governance ratings and analysis to FactSet clients