S&P Global Credit Markets Digest.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 10, 2003 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 North American Automotive Suppliers and Retailers -- Industry Report Card Released on U.S. 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 -- North-West Telecom, Uralsviazinform, Southern Telecoms, Central Telecom Buy Oracle E-Business FINANCIAL SERVICES -- Industry Report Card Released on U.S. Large Regional Banks -- 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 -- Standard & Poor's Report Looks at 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 -- Criteria for Structured Deals with Multiline Guarantees Released -- 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 -- General Dynamics Outlook to Negative From Stable on Plan to Acquire Veridian; Ratings Affirmed -- Loews Corp.'s Corporate Rating Lowered to 'A'; Ratings off CreditWatch -- Reliant Resources and Subs Ratings Affirmed and Removed from CreditWatch; Outlook Negative FINANCIAL SERVICES RATINGS -- Mediocredito del Friuli - Venezia Giulia SpA Assigned 'A-/A-2' Ratings; Outlook Stable SOVEREIGN RATINGS -- Greece Long-Term Ratings Raised to 'A+';'A-1' Short-Term Rating Affirmed; Outlook Stable STRUCTURED FINANCE RATINGS -- Preliminary Ratings Assigned in First Active PLC's Eighth Irish RMBS RMBS Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities RMBS Rambus, Inc. (NASDAQ stock symbol) RMBS Russian Mortgage-Backed Securities Transaction -- 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 RESEARCH ANALYSES: CORPORATES -- Guidant Corp. -- Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc. -- Portugal Telecom SGPS SGPS Sociedade Gestora de Participações Sociais S.A. FINANCIAL SERVICES -- Laurentian Bank of Canada The Laurentian Bank of Canada (Banque Laurentienne du Canada) TSX: LB is a Schedule I bank in the province of Quebec. (It also has one branch in Ottawa, Ontario). -- Cibrasec, Companhia Brasileira De Securitizacao LOCAL AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS -- Tours (City of) SOVEREIGNS -- Japan Bank for International Cooperation The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (国際協力銀行 STRUCTURED FINANCE -- New Issue: Thornburg Mortagage Securities Trust 2003-2 -- New Issue: Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2003-2 -- New Issue: Momentum Synthetic CDO Ltd. |
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