Investor reaction: US credit downgrade ‘purely political’
Fitch lowered US credit rating to AA+ from AAA following repeated debt ceiling crises
Fitch lowered US credit rating to AA+ from AAA following repeated debt ceiling crises
David Riley leaves full-time employment after more than three decades in the industry
Ratings agency cites ‘lack of independent evaluation’ of mini budget among reasons
‘Its retail focus and smaller scale increase its vulnerability to net outflows versus peers’
Covid-19 or a weakening market position are the biggest risks to downgrade for the new rating
Protectionism in the UK and further afield fuels fears.
“Much more needs to be done” by the big three credit ratings agencies to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns into their issuer ratings, according to Neuberger Berman.
European asset managers are set to rationalise their fund ranges further, but at a corporate level a widespread M&A spree is unlikely.
Industry experts reacted with horror to S&P Capital IQ claims that European high yield bond default rates could reach 32% in 2013, a figure which is estimated to be around twice the highest default rate on record.
Credit funds will have difficulties matching the record returns and inflows from 2012 in 2013, data from Fitch Ratings predicts.
Fitch Ratings will consider downgrading the US’ AAA credit rating in the next few weeks if the country fails to raise its debt ceiling in a timely manner.
Fitch Ratings has warned about complacency spreading through fixed-income markets and among policymakers as tentative progress is made in the eurozone debt crisis.