PREMIUM DATABASE
S&P RatingsXpress Credit Research
sample Commentary Report
sample Full Report
sample News
sample Summary Report

DATA PROVIDER
Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
www.standardandpoors.com

FREQUENCY OF UPDATE
Daily

DESCRIPTION
Standard & Poor’s is the world’s foremost provider of independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research, data and valuations. An essential part of the world’s financial infrastructure, Standard & Poor’s has played a leading role for more than 140 years in providing investors with the independent benchmarks they need to feel more confident about their investment and financial decisions.

RatingsXpress™ Credit Research provides access to more than 240,000 detailed reports and articles from Standard & Poor’s network of global credit analysts to support your credit information needs. With RatingsXpress Credit Research, you have access to one of the largest credit research databases in the industry, covering a wide range of industries, sectors and instruments, including:

• Global Issuers – Corporations, Financial Institutions, Insurance Companies, International Public Finance, Utilities and Sovereigns
• Structured Finance – Asset-Backed, Commercial Mortage-Backed and Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities, Collateralized Debt Obligations and Real Estate Companies
• U.S. Public Finance – General Obligations, Project Financings and Revenue Bonds. This content is not available on Alacra.

Rely on RatingsXpress Credit Research to support your firm’s compliance, business and regulatory requirements for better credit risk management. This market insight can also be used to enhance portfolio evaluations and anticipate ratings changes. Standard & Poor’s credit research reports are available to Alacra clients on a real-time basis. Access historical credit research coverage dating back to 1993.

Functionality Overview
Definitions
View Alacra Credit Research Matrix On the Web or in MS Excel