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.

The Rating action follows recent amendments to Dutch insolvency law, which are expected to come into force no later than end-December 2018.

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

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 Ratings has updated its rating report on Rabobank, rated AA- with Stable Outlook.

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

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.

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

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

Rating actions address forthcoming ranking of TLAC/MREL-eligible senior unsecured debt in insolvency and/or resolution resulting from proposed EC amendments to BRRD; the 11 banks’ unsecured debt ratings are unchanged at this time.