This blog article summarizes a recent research article published in Politique Etrangère. Reference: Norbert Gaillard, “Le concept de risque pays”, Politique Etrangère, 80(2), Summer 2015. It is difficult to determine Continue ReadingUnderstanding Country Risk
Given the economic tumult in China, we thought it would be worthwhile to get some perspective from that nation’s largest independent credit rating agency – Dagong. A check of its Continue ReadingA Critical Review of Dagong’s Rating Methodology
On January 21, S&P settled a number of complaints with the Securities and Exchange Commission as well as two states’ attorneys general. The issues primarily involved ratings of Commercial Mortgage Continue ReadingSEC Shines a Light on Inflated CMBS Ratings
This article summarizes the book “When Sovereigns Go Bankrupt” (Gaillard 2014), which provides a fresh analysis of how to cope with sovereign risk in the context of a rising likelihood Continue ReadingWhen Sovereigns Go Bankrupt
Last week Roland Berger announced that he did not received the needed funds to found an European rating agency (see http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-15/roland-berger-is-short-on-ratings-agency-startup-cash-ftd-says.html). Did you wondered why? Why are the investors not Continue ReadingWhy an European Agency cannot be founded
After the going live of Wikirating in October and some articles about our project in few blogs and online newspapers, we have received many reactions and comments. This is absolutely Continue ReadingWikirating is taking off
