S&P Global Credit Markets Digest PM Update.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 2003 ASIA-PACIFIC UPDATE: Here is the current lineup of top articles and research from Standard & Poor's: COMING UP: -- Global Bond Market's Weakest Links and Monthly Default Rates -- Establishing U.S. Power Price Assumptions Using Market Heat Rates -- Life Reinsurance The contract made between an insurance company and a third party to protect the insurance company from losses. The contract provides for the third party to pay for the loss sustained by the insurance company when the company makes a payment on the original contract. : Changes Within, and New Competition from Without -- State in Review: Hawaii -- State in Review: Nevada -- Credit FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) A group of commonly asked questions about a subject along with the answers. Vendors often display them on their Web sites for use as troubleshooting guidelines. : Nortell Networks Ltd. -- U.S. Wireline Update: Dealing with a Difficult Environment -- U.S. Mortgage Insurance Overview TELECONFERENCES: -- Georgetown Funding Company LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , Tue., Sept. 9, 11:00 AM -- Basel: The Bank Analysts' Perspective, Wed., Sept. 10, 11AM, 4:00 PM U.K. Time, 5:00 PM Central European Time Central European Time Noun the standard time adopted by Western European countries one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time, corresponding to British Summer Time Abbrev: (CET) -- Trends in European Banking, Tue., Sept. 23, 10:00 AM. All times Eastern U.S. unless otherwise noted. For details, please see ratingsdirect.com or standardandpoors.com. PUBLISHED: RESEARCH COMMENT & FEATURE ARTICLES CORPORATES -- Peer Comparison: Computer Manufacturers Dell and Sun Microsystems -- Tough Times for Smaller U.S. Fast Food Companies -- Adjusted Key U.S. Industrial Financial Ratios -- Adjusting for Off-Balance-Sheet Leases in Transportation Credit Ratios -- CreditStats Study Methodology -- CreditStats Operating Lease Operating Lease A lease contract that allows the use of an asset, but does not convey rights similar to ownership of the asset. Notes: An operating lease is not capitalized it is accounted for as a rental expense. Analytical Model FINANCIAL SERVICES The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. -- International Financial Reporting Standards International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are standards and interpretations adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). Many of the standards forming part of IFRS are known by the older name of International Accounting Standards (IAS). to Cause Pain Before Gain for Europe's Insurers -- Global Reinsurance: Calmer Waters Ahead? -- Multiline Insurers' Financial Guaranties Dismay Investors -- Standard & Poor's Cautiously Optimistic about Outlook for Asia-Pacific Banking Sector -- Asia-Pacific Banking: Outlook for 2004 -- Asia-Pacific Banking: A Comparative Analysis of Industry Risk -- Bank Industry Overview: Vietnam -- Bank Industry Overview: Thailand -- Bank Industry Overview: Taiwan -- Bank Industry Overview: South Korea -- Bank Industry Overview: Singapore -- Bank Industry Overview: Philippines -- Bank Industry Overview: New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. -- Bank Industry Overview: Malaysia -- Bank Industry Overview: Japan -- Bank Industry Overview: Indonesia -- Bank Industry Overview: India -- Bank Industry Overview: Hong Kong -- Bank Industry Overview: China -- Bank Industry Overview: Australia GLOBAL FIXED INCOME -- S&P: Potential Bond Rating Upgrades: Pearl Fishing Among Oysters PUBLIC FINANCE (U.S.) -- EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. Rule Could Produce Some Positive Credit Implications for U.S. Utilities STRUCTURED FINANCE -- ROC (Rated Overcollateralization) Report September 2003 -- Report Published on New Developments in Criteria for Rating Structured Investment Vehicles RATING ACTIONS CORPORATE RATINGS -- Avista Corp.'s Proposed $45 Million First Mortgage Bonds Rated 'BBB-' -- Marsh & McLennan Cos. $3 Billion Universal Shelf Assigned Preliminary Ratings -- Harsco Corp. Assigned 'A-' on $150 Million Senior Unsecured Notes; Other Ratings Affirmed -- Outlook on Lafarge Group to Negative, Short-Term Ratings Cut to 'A-3'; 'BBB' Long-Term Ratings Affirmed -- Airport Authority Hong Kong The Airport Authority Hong Kong (abbreviated as AA or AAHK) (Traditional Chinese: 香港機場管理局 Proposed US$300 Million Notes Due 2013 Rated 'A+' PUBLIC FINANCE -- Texas Public Finance Authority's Strong Dedicated Revenues, Coverage support 'AA' Bond Rating SOVEREIGN RATINGS -- Ratings on Bermuda Affirmed; Incorporate Damage from Hurricane Fabian -- First Sovereign Credit Ratings Assigned Under New UNDP UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNDP Unión Nacional para la Democracia y el Progreso (National Union for Democracy and Progress) Initiative for Africa STRUCTURED FINANCE RATINGS -- Members Equity Up-Sizes its Latest RMBS RMBS Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities RMBS Rambus, Inc. (NASDAQ stock symbol) RMBS Russian Mortgage-Backed Securities Deal -- Von Karman Funding LLC Short-Term Note Program Assigned 'A-1+' Rating INFRASTRUCTURE RATINGS -- Ratings on France-Based Multi-Utility Suez S.A. Affirmed at 'A-/A-2'; Outlook Negative RESEARCH ANALYSES: CORPORATES -- Korea East-West Power Co. Ltd. -- Mattel Inc. -- Regal Entertainment Group -- SES Global S.A. -- El Paso Corp. FINANCIAL SERVICES -- Lloyds TSB Bank PLC SOVEREIGNS -- Turkey (Republic of) Copyright (c) 2003, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services |
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