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Bank Loan Ratings Fax Service Launched Feb 99
Standard & Poors, Feb 1999
Abstract
LONDON (Standard & Poor's Creditwire) Feb. 17, 1999--Standard and Poor's has introduced a monthly fax service to arrangers, syndicators, participants, and bank loan investors within the International Syndicated Loan Market. The aim is to keep the client advised of major credit events relating to this important market, which is undergoing a period of unprecedented change. It is acknowledged that the growth in securitization, secondary market trading, credit derivatives, and institutional investor participation is impacting the structure of syndicated lending. At the same time, banks are consolidating, with the focus on return on economic and regulatory capital. Bank loan ratings have developed rapidly over the past few years, particularly in the U.S., and their value is increasingly being recognized in Europe....
Companies mentioned in this report are: National Grid Electricity Transmission PLC,Scottish Power U.K. PLC,Vodafone Group PLC
Action: S&P Event
Standard and Poors RatingsXpress Credit Research provides in-depth coverage of international corporates, financial institutions, insurance companies, utilities, sovereigns and structured finance programs. RatingsXpress Credit Research lets users determine the credit rating of holdings and identify key factors underlying an issuer's creditworthiness, distinguishes the different risk exposures for new and existing deals, and provides an understanding of how their analysts interpret key regulatory, political and environmental events and their economic impact.
Research type: News
This product is a is a brief one-page announcement of no more than 500 words with a quote from the analyst. It is media and investor focused with no accompanying commentary article.
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