Scope Ratings: Sharp Market Share Losses Cast a Shadow over Growth Ambitions
Scope Ratings has intensified its public narrative around expansion, positioning itself as a European counterweight to the dominance of S&P, Moody’s and Fitch. Yet the latest market share data published by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) reveal a starkly contrasting reality: Scope’s relative position in the European rating market has weakened significantly over…
Shifting Market Shares in the European Credit Rating Industry
The European credit rating agency (CRA) market remains highly concentrated, butrecent data from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) indicate subtle yet meaningful shifts in market shares that are reshaping competitive dynamics. The 2025 edition of ESMA’s CRA Market Share Report, based on audited 2024 revenues, provides a detailed snapshot of how dominance, consolidation,…
Bremen Prosecutors File Charges in Greensill Case
In a press release dated December 17, 2025, the Bremen public prosecutor announced that it has brought charges before the Regional Court of Bremen against “two former members of the Management Board and one member of the Supervisory Board of Greensill Bank AG.” The charges relate to suspected bankruptcy offenses in an especially serious case,…
US AI-Driven Investment Intelligence Raises the Stakes for European Rating Agencies
The launch of Morningstar and PitchBook applications within ChatGPT marks a significant escalation in the global competition for investment intelligence. By integrating proprietary financial data directly into AI-driven workflows, the US-based firms are redefining how investors access, analyze, and act on market information—and in doing so, they are widening the gap European rating agencies must…
AI, Robotics and K-Shaped Growth: Navigating Innovation, Valuations and Bubble Risks in Global Markets
Global markets are entering the second half of the decade with a mix of resilience, concentration risks and growing signs of speculative excess, particularly in artificial intelligence and adjacent technologies. Recent venture capital data underline how strongly capital is being drawn toward AI, which now accounts for more than half of all VC investments this…
Soft Skill Rating: From Idea to Publication in Record Time
What only began as a bold initiative in March 2025 is now approaching its first milestone: the imminent publication of Soft Skill Rating – Training and Management of Social Competence with Springer Gabler. Edited by Dr. Oliver Everling and Dominik Wever, this collective volume brings together the expertise of more than 30 leading professionals from business, science,…
Are Morningstar’s Medalist Rating Updates Truly Innovative – or Just a Refinement?
Morningstar’s newly announced overhaul of its Morningstar Medalist Rating™, scheduled to launch globally in April 2026, raises an important question: does the update introduce genuine methodological innovation, or is it largely an exercise in repackaging and clarity? The company’s communication emphasizes transparency, usability, and stability—worthy goals, but ones that often accompany incremental rather than transformative…
BankenTech 2025: Europe’s Financial System at a Turning Point
At the Handelsblatt BankenTech 2025 conference, Europe’s financial industry gathered at a moment when technology, regulation, and geopolitics are converging more sharply than ever before. Policymakers, bank executives, fintech founders and infrastructure providers made one thing clear: European banking is standing at the threshold of a structural transformation. Technologies that once seemed optional — instant…
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