Fitch Ratings

Rethinking European power

European energy firms are seeking to reposition their products and strategies in advance of European Union market deregulation. FAME Energy reports

Meeting Basel II head on

Regulators are urging banks to update their rating methodologies in preparation for Basel II. Fitch Risk's Treeve Coomber thinks his new product will help to meet this challenge.

Climbing the competition Pole

The Polish government hopes to boost competition in the electricity market through a controversial securitisation plan that it will use to buy out long-term contracts between generators and the transmission grid operator. Maria Kielmas reports

Fitch unveils OpVantage version 5.0

Fitch Risk, a unit of rating agency Fitch, plans to release a March update of its OpVar software, which provides a database of operational loss events and software that helps banks better model operational risk.

Fitch upgrades OpVar tool for operational risk

Fitch Ratings has added a range of new services to its OpVar software suite, an operational risk management quantification tool. Version 5.0, scheduled for release in March, now offers an enhanced data collection module and improved data management…

Fitch upgrades OpVar tool for operational risk

Fitch Risk Management has added a range of new services to its OpVar software suite, an operational risk management quantification tool. Version 5.0, scheduled for release in March, now offers an enhanced data collection module and improved data…

BIS puts spotlight on credit risk transfer

In a report published today, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) highlighted disclosure, concentration and the role of ratings agencies as key features of the credit risk transfer market that may need to be addressed with regulation.

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