Essays about: "Credit Rating Agencies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 49 essays containing the words Credit Rating Agencies.

  1. 1. Green Numbers in Grey Areas: A study on what methods credit analysts use to integrate incomplete ESG data in the credit rating process

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Erik Voss-Schrader; Gustav Ryhre; [2024]
    Keywords : Credit; Debt; Rating; ESG; Epistemic;

    Abstract : In response to the urgent need to address global warming, this study investigates the efforts of two credit rating agencies (CRAs), Aries and Orion, to integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into their financial analyses amidst challenges posed by inconsistent and unstandardized data. Based on interviews with nine CRA representatives and Knorr Cetina's theory of epistemic cultures, the present study reveals the difficulties faced by the CRAs with directly linking ESG factors to credit ratings. READ MORE

  3. 2. Hybrid Instruments and the Role played by Credit Rating Agencies and IAS 32

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Federico Renzi; Christoffer Abrahamsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Hybrid Instruments; IAS 32; Credit Rating; Equity; Debt;

    Abstract : Financial instruments with characteristics of equity (FICEs) are complex securities that have features lying in between equity and liability, making their classification particularly challenging. This paper has therefore explored several under-researched areas related to the issuance of FICEs by publicly trading European companies. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Impact of the Recession on Swedish Real Estate Companies : A Study of Financial Strategy and Risk Management of Companies with Different Credit Ratings

    University essay from KTH/Fastighetsföretagande och finansiella system

    Author : Greta Aronsson; Elsa Johannessen; [2023]
    Keywords : Credit Rating; Financial Strategy; Risk Management; Capital Structure; Capital Market Financing; Bank Financing; Real Estate Market; Kreditbetyg; Finansiell strategi; Riskhantering; Kapitalstruktur; Kapitalmarknadsfinansiering; Bankfinansiering; Fastighetsmarknaden;

    Abstract : The world's economies are in a turbulent phase where rising inflation has hit the global and Swedish economy hard. The Central Bank of Sweden has raised the policy rate expansively in recent months, with the intention of curbing inflation. READ MORE

  5. 4. Incorporating Climate Change in the Eurosystem's Corporate Sector asset purchases : Design of a Climate Change Score

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Maxime Barthe; [2022]
    Keywords : Climate change score; Corporate sector; Asset purchases; Eurosystem; Klimatrelaterade betyg; Företagssektorn; Tillgångsköp; Eurosystemet;

    Abstract : The new European Central Bank’s strategy review, unveiled in July 2021, has placed climate change at the core of its new monetary policy strategy. As climate change affects price stability through physical and transition risks, climate change considerations belong to the Eurosystem’s primary mandate. READ MORE

  6. 5. Credit Rating Downgrades Amongst Commercial Real Estate Companies on the Swedish Corporate Bond Market : To BBB or not to BBB

    University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

    Author : Björn Uggla; Carl Nielsen; [2021]
    Keywords : Credit Rating Downgrade; Corporate Bonds; Commercial Real Estate; Capital Market Financing; Nedgraderingar av kreditbetyg; företagsobligationer; kapitalmarknadsfinansiering; kommersiella fastigheter;

    Abstract : In the last decade, Swedish commercial real estate companies have increased their presence on thecorporate bond market significantly. The real estate companies now account for the majority ofoutstanding bonds and the trend appears to continue. READ MORE