S&P Global Credit Markets Digest.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 10, 2003 Standard & Poor's--Here is the current lineup of top articles and research from Standard & Poor's: COMING UP: -- 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. : Reliant Resources Inc. -- Risky Business: Selling Retail Electricity -- Bank Industry Risk Analysis: Swiss Confederation -- Accounting Issues Raised by Equity Stakes Among Spanish Banks -- A Real Appetite for Mexico's ABS Market--Everybody Wins -- U.S. Banks Exposure to Commercial Real Estate -- The Mortgage Insurance Industry--Overview UPCOMING TELECONFERENCES: -- Trends in European Banking; Tues., June 17, 10 AM -- Forest Products Credit Quality; Wed., July 9, 10 AM -- North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Building Materials, Homebuilder, and Home Center Retail Credit Quality; Tues., July 29, 10 AM All times U.S. Eastern. For complete details see ratingsdirect.com or standardandpoors.com PUBLISHED: RESEARCH REPORTS CORPORATES -- Industry Report Card Released on U.S. Capital Goods Capital Goods Any goods used by an organization to produce other goods. Notes: Examples of capital goods include office buildings, equipment, and machinery. See also: Capital Expenditure, Disinvestment Capital goods -- Industry Report Card Released on U.S. Engineering and Construction -- Industry Report Card Released on European Automotive Suppliers -- Japan's Integrated Electronics Companies' Ratings Under Pressure CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Corporate Governance The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law. -- North-West Telecom, Uralsviazinform, Southern Telecoms, Central Telecom Buy Oracle E-Business FINANCIAL SERVICES -- Commentary Article Outlines Survivability sur·viv·a·ble adj. 1. Capable of surviving: survivable organisms in a hostile environment. 2. That can be survived: a survivable, but very serious, illness. Assessments for Philippine and Indonesian Banks -- Volatility and High Severity Hinder U.S. Medical Malpractice Recovery, S&P Says STRUCTURED FINANCE -- Criteria for Structured Deals with Multiline Guarantees Released -- Report Examines Impact of FIN 46, Regulatory Relief on U.S. ABCP ABCP Asset-Backed Commercial Paper ABCP Associação Brasileira de Cimento Portland (Brazil) ABCP Associação Brasileira de Ciência Política ABCP American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion ABCP Associate Business Continuity Planner Conduits -- CDO (Collaborative Data Objects) A programming interface from Microsoft for accessing MAPI-based e-mail, calendaring and scheduling servers. Originally called "OLE Messaging" and "Active Messaging," CDO wraps the Enhanced MAPI library into a COM object that provides the Performance Benchmark "ROC Report" for June 2003 Released RATING ACTIONS: CORPORATE RATINGS -- Taiwan's Chi Mei Corp. Exchangeable Bond Issue Due 2008 Rated 'BB' FINANCIAL SERVICES RATINGS -- Mediocredito del Friuli - Venezia Giulia SpA Assigned 'A-/A-2' Ratings; Outlook Stable SOVEREIGN RATINGS -- Greece L-T Ratings Raised to 'A+';'A-1' S-T Rating Affirmed; Outlook Stable -- Development Bank of Kazakhstan Long-Term Ratings Raised to 'BB+'; Outlook Stable STRUCTURED FINANCE RATINGS -- Various MMCA (MultiMediaCard Association, Beaverton, OR, www.mmca.org) A membership organization founded in 1998 to promote the MultiMediaCard (MMC) storage module used in cellphones, PDAs and other small handheld devices. Auto Owner Trust Ratings Lowered, Affirmed and Off Watch; Others Still On Watch -- Preliminary Ratings Assigned in Barclaycards Fourth Credit Card Securitization Transaction RESEARCH ANALYSES: CORPORATES -- Carlton Communications PLC FINANCIAL SERVICES -- Cibrasec, Companhia Brasileira De Securitizacao SOVEREIGNS -- Japan Bank for International Cooperation The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (国際協力銀行 STRUCTURED FINANCE -- Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2003-2 Copyright (c) 2003, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services |
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