Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP (JD Supra Canada)

FTAIA Precludes Claim Based Allegedly Anticompetitive Conduct in Canada Despite Argument That Conduct Weakened Competition in the US.

On May 10, Fitch updated its guidelines for rating tender option bonds. On May 10, Fitch updated its surveillance criteria for franchise loan ABS. On May 8, DBRS released its methodology for rating Canadian public pension funds and related exclusive asset managers...

On April 3, S&P released its methodology for CDOs and pooled TOBs backed by U.S. municipal debt. S&P Release. On April 2, Moody’s released its approach to rating securities backed by FFELP student loans. Moody’s Report.

On March 30, DBRS released its Canadian structured finance surveillance methodology. DBRS Report. On March 30, Moody’s released its global methodology for incorporation of joint-default analysis into its bank ratings. Moody’s Report. On March 29, S&P published its criteria for rating commercial paper programs issued by sovereign governments. S&P Release. On March 28, S&P released...

On March 22, S&P released its methodology for Canadian credit card ABS. S&P Release. On March 20, Fitch updated its criteria for stressing interest rate risk in structured finance transactions. Fitch Report. On March 19, S&P released its U.S. public finance long-term municipal pool methodology. S&P Methodology.

On January 11, Fitch updated its U.S. equipment lease and loan rating criteria. On January 11, Moody’s updated its approach for monitoring CPDO transactions. On January 9, DBRS proposed methodology for CLOs and CDOs of large corporate credit and requested comments by January 27. On January 9, DBRS proposed cash flow assumptions for corporate CLOs and CDOs backed by other corporate debt and...