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September 14, 2022

“Lehman Moment” for European Power Companies – Who Is at Risk?

European Governments are pledging hundreds of billions of Euros in financial aid to power generators and distributors, plus support for consumers facing massive energy price hikes. But an even larger crisis may be lurking in European energy trading, with the FT reporting sector margin requirements as high as €1trillion – vastly in excess of current sector liquidity.

September 6, 2022

EU Capital Rules to Increase Buyside Trading Costs

New EU capital rules may lead to a fivefold increase in buyside trading costs, potentially rendering this activity unprofitable. With the risk looming of a less vibrant European capital market, it is necessary for the industry, policy makers and regulators to work collectively on appropriate solutions to ensure European savers are not financially penalised.

August 30, 2022

Transition Matrices: Multi-Notch Downgrades

Credit Benchmark’s Transition Matrices show that post-COVID credit recovery has been strong across most credit categories, but at the same time a significant number of investment grade firms have started to be subject to multi-notch downgrades.

August 24, 2022

Credit Portfolios and Rising Defaults: Tracking Credit Risk Correlation Shifts

Credit portfolio managers face spiking interest rates and rising defaults, and contagion from one sector to another is a major concern. Consensus credit aggregates show how credit risk correlations between sectors are changing.

August 17, 2022

CCP Monitor: Improving Risk Trends, Member Upgrades Dominate

The latest Central Counterparty Clearing House (CCP) monitor produced by Credit Benchmark shows further improvements in credit quality in North American and European CCPs. However, as the monitor demonstrates, CCP member risk does not always reflect that of the CCP itself.

August 10, 2022

Declining Credit Quality: Is Global Tobacco Being Stubbed Out?

Global Tobacco credit quality has weakened by 3.4% month-on-month. The introduction of stricter tobacco measures globally, as well as COVID-19, all contribute to this change.

July 12, 2022

Tech Sector Meltdown & Credit – Opportunities Emerging?

The 2022 technology stock meltdown brought widespread financial damage. Markets are repricing the new reality of geopolitical tension, inflation and scarce money. But has the selloff brought opportunities?

June 28, 2022

Sovereign Credit Risk & Food Prices

A growing list of countries have already seen Sovereign ratings slide in the past two years due to COVID costs; some now face a real risk of outright default as the war in Ukraine drives food, fertilizer and energy prices higher.

June 22, 2022

UK Retail: Cost of Living Impact

Consumers are focusing on essential purchases and spending less time at home, and UK and EU broadline retailers are feeling the squeeze. Both groups show recent deterioration against a global trend of improvement.

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