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Moody’s has been closely involved in the development
of the Australian capital market since the 1960s, when we first assigned a
rating on the debt issue of the Commonwealth of Australia. Today, we rate
many Australian corporate, financial institutions, structured, and sovereign
issuers. Our regionally -based analysts cover a variety of industries namely
telecommunications, project finance, airlines, oil & gas, hybrid
securities, real estate, power & utilities and structured finance.
Moody’s
anticipates strong growth in its three key franchise areas of structured
finance, corporate finance and financial institutions. Much of the company’s
success has been built on market appreciation of the unique advantages of a
Moody’s rating, the value of its proprietary analytical tools, its ability to
deepen its relationship with its clients and to anticipate market
developments.
Moody’s is committed to providing Australian fixed
income professionals with a variety of unrivalled products and services
including national-focused credit analyses, frequent analyst briefings,
teleconferences, credit training, and one-on-one meetings. Our know-how –
both locally and globally – means that products and services are tailored to
meet customers’ needs while at the same time ensuring global consistent
approach.
Across
Asia Pacific, Moody’s is an integral part of the financial landscape, rating
most of the region’s cross-border issues. We have over 160 employees in Australia,
China,
Hong Kong,
Japan,
Singapore
and Taiwan.
Our team consists of highly trained and experienced experts, dedicated to
providing the best service possible and recruited from many different
backgrounds, both cultural and professional.
In
an environment where global capital markets depend more than ever on credit ratings,
a Moody's rating provides crucial benefits and valuable opportunities for
both issuers and investors.
For
issuers, such benefits include wider, stable and more flexible access to
global capital markets, lower funding costs and greater liquidity.
Investors use Moody’s ratings to help price the credit risk of
fixed-income securities they may buy or sell. And the values of our ratings
are not limited to the time of any initial purchase decisions, but extend
throughout the lives of rated instruments. Furthermore, investors rely on our
expertise and global focus for ongoing monitoring, opinion updates and rating
adjustments. Many also use our ratings as a means for expanding their
investment horizons to markets or security types they do not cover with their
own analysis.
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