Category: Registrations

For the first time, the European Securities and Markets Authority ESMA has reported a decline in market shares in Europe for both of the major US rating agencies. The authority thus discloses a remarkable development. Never before have the two market leaders, who have been issuing their credit ratings worldwide according to recognized standards and…

There are almost 200 countries in the world. Many countries do not have specific regulations on rating activities, but most industrialized countries do have laws on Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs). Credit Rating Agencies are required to get registered, licensed, recognized or certified. Until the Credit Rating Agency Reform Act of 2006 was introduced in the…

ACRA Analytical Credit Rating Agency The Russian Government set a minimum credit rating for banks that service federal budget funds (the document is published on the official website of the Russian Federation Ministry of Finance at http://government.ru/docs/28240/). The federal budget funds may be placed on deposits with bank that have a credit rating of at…

In Ukraine, a person acquires the right to define ratings from the date of the issuance of the Certificate on Inclusion into The State Register of Authorized Rating Agencies.

Here is a list of Credit Rating Agencies registered by the Banco Central de Uruguay:

The European Commission’s decision to repeal the equivalence status for Singapore Credit Rating Agencies does not impact the operations of Credit Rating Agencies in Singapore. As confirmed by the European Commission, Credit Rating Agencies in Singapore will continue to be able to access the European Union market through the endorsement regime which they currently operate…

The following rating agencies shall be Credit Rating Agencies approved by the Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand to issue credit rating for instruments or businesses related to issuance and offer for sale under the Notification of the Capital Market Supervisory Board and instruments. They are required to provide credit ratings under…

Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores (CNBV) main function is to inform the market about the real risks that the investing public faces in financial intermediation. Regulation is essential for greater transparency in its actions and less exposure to conflict of interest. The Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores supervises 7 Credit Rating Agencies, called…

Under the Working Committee on Financial Services Liberalisation, the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) completed the Eighth Package of Financial Services Commitments (Eighth Package), which was signed by the Association of South-East Asian Nations Finance Ministers on April 5, 2019. To enhance access into the capital market via the Eighth Package, the Suruhanjaya Sekuriti…

The Superintendency of Companies, Securities and Insurance of Ecuador, Superintendencia de Compañías, Valores y Seguros (SC), listed on August 6, 2020 the following Credit Rating Agencies:

The Superintendencia General de Valores (SUGEVAL) is the supervisor of Calificadoras de Riesgo, Credit Rating Agencies in Costa Rica. Here is a complete list of Credit Rating Agencies enrolled in Costa Rica as of August 6, 2020..

Here are all recognized Credit Rating Agencies with name, address, district, city, state, postal addressing code, direct distance dialing, phone, fax, names of the risk rating director and internal controls director, registration date, Brazil national registry of legal entities number and current situation as of August 6, 2020. In addition to the credit risk rating…

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) published an information sheet (INFO 143) for credit rating agencies providing services in Australia. It gives guidance on the meaning of certain conditions that apply to these credit rating agencies under their Australian financial services (AFS) licence. It covers the scope and purpose of Australian Securities and Investments…

The Credit Rating Agencies listed below have been registered in accordance with Section 5(1) of the Credit Rating Services Act, 24 of 2012 in South Africa. The list is published by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority in accordance with section 5(10) of the Credit Rating Services Act and is updated within five working days of…

The Canadian Securities Administrators identified Designated Rating Organizations, and imposed requirements on credit rating organizations wishing to have their credit ratings eligible for use in securities legislation. The rule of the Canadian securities regulators establishes a regulatory framework for the oversight of credit rating organizations by requiring them to apply to become a “Designated Rating…

Credit Rating Agencies are those entities that are dedicated to making risk ratings. In Argentina, entities must be registered with the Comisión Nacional de Valores in order to carry out the activity and they can be private companies or public universities. Public Universities Unidad CEPAF – Agente de Calificación de Riescos Universidad Pública (UBA) Universidad…

An application for permission to form a credit rating company by persons meeting the eligibility criteria accorind to the Credit Rating Company Regulations shall be made to the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan along with a number of documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan on being satisfied that the person seeking permission…

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA supervises financial institutions making use of the services of Credit Rating Agencies, e.g. for the capital-adequacy calculations carried out by banks. Supervised institutions can use ratings to meet a number of regulatory requirements. In certain specific cases, only ratings from agencies recognised by FINMA may be used. The…

The purpose of supervising Credit Rating Agencies in Japan is, in view of specific problems in their governance, to ensure the appropriate business operations of Credit Rating Agencies in Japan, and to bring about the appropriate exercise of their functions.

​As in many other countries, the work of Credit Rating Agencies has been regulated in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, since ratings are referenced in various ways in the financial system. It is therefore necessary to determine which Credit Rating Agencies give the relevant ratings. On November 10, 2014, the Capital Market Authority of Saudi…