Moody’s

New players are finally disrupting the credit rating sector

Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch Ratings have long dominated the credit rating market. Although Germany’s Scope is trying to break into the so-called Big Three, it is not proving easy

Moody’s downgrades 13 Italian Banks

Moody’s cited the government’s weak creditworthiness as it cut long-term debt, deposit or issuer ratings for 13 Italian banks

Moody’s downgrades 28 banks

Santander and Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria are among 28 Spanish banks downgraded because of ongoing sovereign debt

Moody’s and S&P’s disagree on French forecast

At the start of the year, France received bad news from one ratings agency and somewhat reassuring news from another. Standard & Poor’s decided to downgrade the country from AAA+ to AA+, due to worries about its ability to repay its debt. While S&P went ahead with the downgrade, another ratings agency, Moody’s, has disagreed, […]

Awards Supplement 2024

The European CEO awards 2024 have now been announced, presenting our pick of the CEOs, companies and campaigns leading their sectors.