Fitch Ratings

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  S&P Expects Federal Lawsuit Over Mortgage Ratings

  By MARCY GORDON, AP BUSINESS WRITER  |  February 4, 2013

  The U.S. government is expected to file civil charges against S&P, alleging that it fraudulently gave high ratings to mortgage debt that later plunged in value and helped fuel the 2008 financial crisis.

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  Eye On Egypt: 2013 Ripe For Big Gain

  By Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne  |  January 31, 2013

  Despite the tumultuous time the country has been through since the 2011 Arab Spring and even though its economy is in a state of crisis, Egypt’s stock market was, surprisingly, one of the best performing markets in 2012. This makes investors such as Larry Seruma, Managing Principal at Nile Capital...

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  NCPERS Head Cries Foul Over Pew Pension Survey

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  January 17, 2013

  Organization calls the report’s findings about the health of municipal pension plans “distorted and outdated.”

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  Top Portfolio Products: Schwab, Piper Jaffray to Boost Muni Bond Access

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 30, 2012

  New products introduced over the last week include an arrangement between Schwab and Piper Jaffray to provide investors greater access to the latter’s new muni bonds; more.

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  Italy Plans Trial for Fitch, S&P Over Downgrades

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 12, 2012

  Prosecutors allege that reports by both S&P and Fitch on Italy and its banking system were leaked during business hours in at least one instance. The leak is alleged to have caused the Milan stock market to record heavy losses.

• Moody's Says Sandy Likely to Drive Further Rate Increases

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 1, 2012

  Moody’s reports that one positive result of Hurricane Sandy for insurance companies is that the event will likely help support price increases going into 2013.

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  Managed Futures, Managed Risk

  By Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne  |  October 23, 2012

  There are plenty of reasons to not like risk these days: the condition of the global economy, for instance, and Europe’s sovereign saga.

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  China Bank Head Ditches IMF Meet in Snit Over Islands

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 10, 2012

  Meetings of the IMF and World Bank were a few short as they got under way this week in Japan.

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  Pru to Pay $615 Million for Hartford Individual Life Unit

  By Allison Bell, LifeHealthPro  |  September 28, 2012

  Prudential will re-insure about 700,000 Hartford policies that provide $135 billion in coverage.

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  Markets Hit by Sino-Japanese Row

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 18, 2012

  Fitch Ratings warned that, should the conflict continue, auto and tech companies could see downgrades.