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29/8/2019 Monitoring note EN
Scope converts bank and covered bond credit ratings from public into subscription ratings
In the context of Scope Ratings’ strategy of focussing on the needs of institutional investors, Scope will offer its unsolicited bank and covered bond credit ratings on a subscription basis only via its credit intelligence platform.
27/6/2018 Monitoring note EN
Investors should not be complacent to AT1 risks
The Additional Tier 1 market reaches a landmark in 2018 as the earliest issues hit their first call dates. The investor base has grown, and terms and structures have standardised. But what lessons should be learned from developments in this market?
8/5/2018 Rating announcement EN
Scope affirms A+ rating of Barclays Bank PLC and assigns A+ ratings to group and ring-fenced bank
Following changes in the group’s legal structure to implement UK ring-fencing requirements, Scope has affirmed the A+ Issuer Rating of Barclays Bank PLC and has assigned first-time A+ Issuer Ratings to Barclays PLC and to Barclays Bank UK PLC.
13/7/2017 Monitoring note EN
Scope publishes 4th edition of AT1 Handbook
The handbook includes an assessment of how risks in the AT1 market are evolving. Recent developments concerning Banco Popular and Bremer Landesbank demonstrate the importance of issuer fundamentals when evaluating the likelihood of incurring losses.
19/12/2016 Rating announcement EN
Scope assigns ratings to 38 outstanding Tier 2 securities of 16 banks in nine EU countries
Aggregate amount of Tier 2 securities rated is equivalent to nearly EUR 40bn; all rated securities were issued publicly in 2015-2016 by banks already rated by Scope and qualify as Tier 2 capital under CRD IV-CRR.