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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 BNP Paribas’ AT1 securities

      4/7/2018 Monitoring note EN

      New analysis on BNP Paribas’ AT1 securities

      Scope Ratings has updated its rating report BNP Paribas’ 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 BNP Paribas

      30/5/2018 Monitoring note EN

      New analysis on BNP Paribas

      Scope Ratings has updated its rating report on BNP Paribas, rated AA- with Stable Outlook

      Scope upgrades by one notch the short-term ratings of 20 European banks

      26/10/2017 Rating announcement EN

      Scope upgrades by one notch the short-term ratings of 20 European banks

      Rating upgrade reflects Scope’s view of these banks’ reassuring liquidity dynamics, positively impacted by European supervisors’ enhanced focus on bank liquidity and funding.

      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 BNP Paribas' AT1 securities

      12/7/2017 Monitoring note EN

      New analysis on BNP Paribas' AT1 securities

      Scope Ratings has updated its rating report on BNP Paribas' AT1 securities.

      New analysis on BNP Paribas

      12/5/2017 Monitoring note EN

      New analysis on BNP Paribas

      Scope Ratings has updated its rating report on BNP Paribas, rated AA- with Stable Outlook

      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 assigns ratings AAA/Stable to 340 European covered bonds totalling EUR 220bn

      22/9/2015 Rating announcement EN

      Scope assigns ratings AAA/Stable to 340 European covered bonds totalling EUR 220bn

      The ratings are driven by Scope’s fundamental assessment of the legal framework and resolution regimes applying to covered bonds issued by banks rated by Scope.