Andrew Parkinson, a Director in our Financial Institutions team in London, discusses the outlook for the South African banking sector and the relationship between bank and sovereign ratings.

In a discussion lead by Joo-Yung Lee, Head of N. America Banks, Christopher Wolfe, Managing Director, covers the benefits of routine stress testing, how regulations support bank fundamentals & the effect of the Dodd-Frank rollback on small banks.

Grace Wu, Head of China Bank Ratings, discusses the recent upgrade of the standalone viability ratings of three major Chinese state banks. She explains why these banks are less affected by China’s challenging operating environment.

中国银行业评级主管胡月明阐述近期中国三大国有银行生存力评级上调的原因, 并说明为何这些银行受中国具挑战性运营环境影响较小。

James McCormack, Global Head of Sovereign Ratings, joins panelists at the 2018 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum to discuss economic protectionism and global markets.

Kevin Duignan, Global Head of Financial Institutions, joins The Wall Street Journal’s Paul Vigna at Fitch’s Global Banking Conference in New York, for a fireside chat on cyber risk and cryptocurrencies.

Jeremy Carter, Chief Credit Officer, joins panelists at the 2018 Milken Institute Global Conference to discuss the de-risking of emerging markets. Chaptered.

European money fund reform is coming soon. While it will mean changes for corporate treasurers, we do not expect as significant flows as in the US.

Joo-Yung Lee, Head of North American Financial Institutions, discusses the state of financial regulations 10 years after the crisis, at the Milken Institute 2018 Global Conference. Chaptered.

Ying Wang and Lucas Aristizabal, Heads of Asia and LatAm Oil & Gas, discuss SOE standalone credit profiles and ratings relative to the sovereign in each region and explain how the range of scores differs across sectors in Asia and LatAm.