Rating Methodology

As a FINMA-recognised credit rating agency, we are committed to the best market practices for a sound rating assignment. The subject of these regulatory standards is, among other things, the permanent guarantee of quality, objectivity, integrity, independence, and credibility of rating agencies and their rating processes.

The most important regulatory sources stem from the following institutions:

• International Organization of Securities Commissions IOSCO
• Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA
• Basel Committee on Banking Supervision BCBS
• Financial Stability Board of G20 FSB
• European Securities and Markets Authority ESMA