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      Scope converts bank ratings into subscription ratings

      8/1/2020 Monitoring note EN

      Scope converts bank ratings into subscription ratings

      As part of its strategic focus on institutional investors, Scope Ratings is offering credit ratings on a subscription basis only via its credit intelligence platform, ScopeOne.

      New analysis on UBS AG

      27/6/2019 Monitoring note EN

      New analysis on UBS AG

      Scope Ratings has updated its rating report on UBS AG, rated AA- with Stable Outlook.

      New analysis on UBS Group’s AT1 securities

      3/7/2018 Monitoring note EN

      New analysis on UBS Group’s AT1 securities

      Scope Ratings has updated its rating report on UBS Group AG’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?

      Scope takes note of issuer substitution for UBS’ AT1 securities; BBB ratings unchanged

      14/5/2018 Monitoring note EN

      Scope takes note of issuer substitution for UBS’ AT1 securities; BBB ratings unchanged

      Scope Ratings says the planned substitution of UBS Group AG by UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG as issuer of the outstanding AT1 securities would have no impact on the creditworthiness of the BBB-rated securities; UBS Group AG remains the guarantor.

      New analysis on UBS AG

      26/4/2018 Monitoring note EN

      New analysis on UBS AG

      Scope Ratings has updated its rating report on UBS AG, rated AA- with Stable Outlook.

      Ratings of UBS upgraded by one notch (Issuer Rating to AA- from A+) by Scope

      25/9/2017 Rating announcement EN

      Ratings of UBS upgraded by one notch (Issuer Rating to AA- from A+) by Scope

      Upgraded ratings – all now with Stable Outlook – reflect the resilience of the group’s current business model and reassuring credit metrics.

      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 UBS Group's AT1 securities

      26/6/2017 Monitoring note EN

      New analysis on UBS Group's AT1 securities

      Scope Ratings has updated its rating report on UBS Group AG’s AT1 securities.

      Scope rates at A/Positive new TLAC-eligible senior debt programme guaranteed by UBS Group AG

      13/3/2017 Rating announcement EN

      Scope rates at A/Positive new TLAC-eligible senior debt programme guaranteed by UBS Group AG

      The rating applies to the new senior debt programme of UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG which will be used to issue TLAC-eligible senior unsecured debt guaranteed by UBS Group AG.