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RATINGS & ANALYSIS
Ratings and Analysis: Is the life insurance the wobbly leg of finance?
US life insurer, Brighthouse Financial, was downgraded by ratings agency Fitch on Monday, following the announcement it was to be acquired by private investment firm Aquarian Capital LLC, which has a lower credit rating...
Ratings & Analysis: Fitch: US bank regulators converging with “informal alignments”
Executive actions have accelerated regulatory consolidation and centralisation between federal US bank regulators, according to Fitch Ratings.
These informal alignments, driven by executive orders rather than legislative change, have the potential to reduce regulatory fragmentation...
Ratings & Analysis: Fitch’s rising stars accelerate upgraded debt levels
Changing credit ratings for three North American issuers in Q3 2025 pushed upgraded debt levels above downgraded debt in its global corporate portfolio, Fitch Ratings has noted – despite the number of crossover issuers...
Ratings & Analysis: Vietnam and Greece reclassified in FTSE Russell review
Vietnam and Greece have been upgraded in FTSE Russell’s semi-annual country classification review for its equities and fixed income indices. Changes will be effective 21 September 2026.
Vietnam will rise from a frontier to a...
