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      Scope converts bank and covered bond credit ratings from public into subscription ratings

      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.

      New analysis on Barclays' AT1 securities

      2/7/2018 Monitoring note EN

      New analysis on Barclays' AT1 securities

      Scope Ratings has updated its rating report on Barclays plc’s AT1 securities.

      Investors should not be complacent to AT1 risks

      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?

      New analysis on Barclays

      25/5/2018 Monitoring note EN

      New analysis on Barclays

      Scope Ratings has updated its rating report on the Barclays PLC group, rated A+ with Stable Outlook.

      Scope affirms A+ rating of Barclays Bank PLC and assigns A+ ratings to group and ring-fenced bank

      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.

      Scope publishes 4th edition of AT1 Handbook

      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.

      New analysis on Barclays' AT1 securities

      5/7/2017 Monitoring note EN

      New analysis on Barclays' AT1 securities

      Scope Ratings has updated its rating report on Barclays plc’s AT1 securities. Ratings were also assigned to the 7.25% GBP 1.25bn perpetual subordinated contingent convertible securities issued in March 2017.

      Scope assigns ratings to 38 outstanding Tier 2 securities of 16 banks in nine EU countries

      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.

      Scope has assigned ratings of A to Barclays

      2/4/2014 Rating announcement EN

      Scope has assigned ratings of A to Barclays

      Scope Ratings today has assigned long-term ratings of A to Barclays Bank plc, with a stable outlook. This is the first time that Scope rates the UK banking group.