Moody's: Benefits of PPP infrastructure funding in China will take time to materialize

Jul 21, 2015 01:49 am UTC| Research & Analysis

Moodys Investors Service says that the use of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in infrastructure funding could reduce the reliance by Chinese regional and local governments (RLGs) on public sector leverage, a credit...

Moody's: Higher capital for residential mortgages are credit positive for Australia's larger banks

Jul 20, 2015 07:53 am UTC| Research & Analysis

Moodys Investors Service says that the Australian Prudential Regulation Authoritys (APRA) announcement that it will raise the amount of capital required for Australian residential mortgage exposures for Australian banks...

Moody's changes Hungary's banking system outlook to stable

Jul 17, 2015 11:31 am UTC| Research & Analysis

Moodys has changed Hungarys banking system outlook to stable from negative, reflecting its expectation that the operating environment will stabilise over the next 12-18 months. Moodys report, entitled "Banking System...

Moody's changes Swiss banking system's outlook to stable from negative

Jul 16, 2015 05:42 am UTC| Research & Analysis

Moodys Investors Service has raised the outlook on the Swiss banking system to stable from negative, reflecting the rating agencys expectation that government support assumptions for senior creditors will not diminish...

Moody's: Equity market volatility will have limited impact on rated Chinese issuers

Jul 16, 2015 01:36 am UTC| Research & Analysis

Moodys Investors Service says that the volatility in Chinas (Aa3 stable) equity market since mid-June will have limited impact on rated Chinese debt issuers, while stability and growth imperatives remain the governments...

Moody's: UK consumer debt boom leaves borrowers vulnerable to economic shocks

Jul 15, 2015 10:18 am UTC| Research & Analysis

UK consumers are taking on more unsecured debt to maintain spending, making credit card pools riskier, says Moodys Investors Service in a special report published today. The rise in unsecured consumer debt is leaving...

Moody's: Stable operating environment and asset quality support Uzbek banks

Jul 13, 2015 09:32 am UTC| Research & Analysis

Moodys Investors Services outlook for Uzbekistans banking system remains stable, unchanged since 2010, reflecting banks stable problem loan trends and solid earnings, although capital buffers require regular external...