January 19, 2021
DBRS Morningstar’s credit ratings are used by financial institutions, corporate and sovereign entities, and in structured finance products and instruments. The company’s ratings and research allow capital markets participants to better understand credit risk and the creditworthiness of an entity or security.
Patrick Walsh, Head of Content Management at RIMES, comments: “DBRS Morningstar is one of the world’s largest credit ratings agencies. Its credit ratings are an important addition to the RIMES MDS stable and will help provide greater clarity to firms as they look to weigh risks in an increasingly complex market. As with all the data sources we serve through our MDS, RIMES ensures that DBRS Morningstar’s credit ratings are ready for use and being distributed over a broad range of channels, such as via feeds or API integrations, to suit client needs.”
Michael Natale, Assistant Vice President at DBRS Morningstar adds: “RIMES is an important partner for distributing our ratings to market participants. We’ve worked hard on integrating our legacy DBRS and Morningstar data sets to enhance the value of our ratings data products. We rely on partners like RIMES to get this data into the hands of our mutual clients rapidly and seamlessly so it can be put to immediate operational use.”
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About DBRS Morningstar
DBRS Morningstar is a global credit ratings business with approximately 700 employees in eight offices globally. On July 2, 2019, Morningstar, Inc. completed its acquisition of DBRS to expand global asset class coverage and provide investors with an enhanced platform featuring thought leadership, analysis and research. DBRS Morningstar is committed to empowering investor success, serving the market through leading-edge technology and raising the bar for the industry. DBRS Morningstar is the world’s fourth largest credit ratings agency and a market leader in Canada, the U.S. and Europe in multiple asset classes. We rate more than 3,000 issuers and 60,000 securities worldwide and are driven to bring more clarity, diversity and responsiveness to the ratings process. Our approach and size provide the agility to respond to customers’ needs, while being large enough to provide the necessary expertise and resources.
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