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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.
19/7/2018 Rating announcement EN
Scope assigns new A+ Issuer Rating to Lloyds Banking Group following ring-fencing-related changes
Scope also affirmed all other existing ratings and assigned a new Issuer Rating of A to Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets, the future non-ring-fenced bank; all ratings with Stable Outlook.
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?
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.