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S&P Credit Research8103 word report
published Oct 27, 2008
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| Abstract: | Current global financial conditions are testing the credit quality of European financial institutions. Many companies in the region's industrial and insurance sectors, however, so far remain relatively immune. Or at least that's the case among the top 50 corporate borrowers rated by Standard&Poor's Ratings Services (see table 1, which illustrates the position of the top 10 banks and the top 10 insurers). We believe, however, that most industrial and insurance companies could be affected by these conditions as the region's economies slow and real estate markets enter their most severe downturn in almost 20 years. Despite the current level of uncertainty, we expect the overall credit quality of this high-profile group to remain in investment grade, with a
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| Brief Excerpt: | RESEARCH Ratings Definitions Banks Under Pressure, Corporate And Insurance Firms Stay The Course As Europe's Top 50 Borrowers Wrestle Financial Uncertainty Publication date: 27-Oct-2008 Chief Credit Officer: Blaise Ganguin, Paris...
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| Report Type: | Commentary
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| Sector: | Global Issuers, Public Finance, Structured Finance
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S&P Credit Research provides analysis on issuers and debt obligations of corporations, states and municipalities, financial institutions, insurance companies and sovereign governments. S&P also offers insight into the credit risk of structured finance deals, providing an independent view of credit risk associated with a growing array of debt-securitized instruments.
