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05 Nov 2009
Private equity firms have drawn attention in the controversy over the financial community’s culpability in the financial crisis. Some observers saw private equity firms as white knights, while others viewed them as predators. The actual record is far more complicated. Our report looks at the performance of companies owned by the top 14 private equity firms, analyzing some clear differences among them based on nearly 200 private equity leveraged buy-out deals worth roughly $640 billion that we have monitored throughout the ongoing downturn… Full Report
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05 Nov 2009
The trailing 12-month global speculative-grade default rate edged up to 12.4% in October from a revised level of 12.3% in September, breaking the post-depression record high of 12.2% reached in July 1991. A year ago, the global default rate stood at only 3.0%. The forecasting model now predicts that the rate will peak at 12.5% next month and then decline sharply to 4.2% by October 2010… Full Report | Press Release
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04 Nov 2009
In this issue of our bi-weekly we report on what to expect with the end of the FDIC’s TLG program, update readers on the latest in credit card legislation, discuss spread capture and basis risk, as well as explore what a divergence in asset performance for Cap One and Amex likely implies for card performance in general… Full Report
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04 Nov 2009
This report provides a summary of our current thoughts and outlook on the macro-economic and corporate situation in Dubai. Our review of Dubai government-related issuers (GRIs), just concluded, resulted in downgrades of five of the six Moody's-rated Dubai government-owned companies. The downgrades reflected disclosures that revealed the increasing conditionality of government support for the GRIs, which underpins the ratings but is not absolute… Full Report
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02 Nov 2009
Published each Monday morning, the WCO keeps you informed on all things related to the global credit markets -- including news & analysis, market review & outlook, key rating changes, research highlights, our economists' global macroeconomic views, financial outlooks from around the world, and the week's economic releases... Full report
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Moody's Accounting & Financial Reporting Analysis group provides opinions on the analysis and use of public financial reporting in the credit analysis process. The Group also publishes research on complex reporting topics, including research on the quality of an issuer's public financial reporting. Further, the Accounting Specialists are involved in analyst education and represent Moody's with relevant groups concerned with financial reporting matters.
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Bond investors have become increasingly concerned about event risk and the absence of meaningful covenant protections in bond indentures, which leaves them exposed to potential credit losses. Moody's Covenant Quality Assessment (CQA) service provides an informed opinion of Covenant Quality, helping you make better decisions and saving you time.
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