Risk Ratings Explained

Using the standard AAA through C notation, these country rating reports are a definitive source for tracking risk exposures related to local capital market settlement and custody infrastructures.

Thomas Murray's interactive map highlights risk levels in many categories across the world

The service is already actively used by risk, compliance and treasury officials, central banks, stock exchanges, regulators, central securities depositories and institutions globally. The ratings examine the extent to which each local infrastructure minimises recognised risks and maximises asset safety for investment.

Subscribers access the Capital Market Infrastructure Risk Ratings via Thomas Murray's web tool, MarketFlow. Subscribers are supplied with with logon details and can also access Thomas Murray's Securities Market Information, and the Depository Risk Assessments from the same site. Access to the reports is handled through the interactive world map where a user simply clicks on the country of choice and is presented with a downloadable report.The map also indicates recent Market Surveillance Newsflashes.