MEDIA RELEASE PR39940
Fitch Ratings Begins Distributing Research Over TheMarkets.com's Investment Research
Platform
NEW YORK and LONDON, June 10 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Fitch Ratings, a global ratings agency, and TheMarkets.com, the premier provider
of investment research and workflow solutions announced today that Fitch Ratings'
fundamental credit research will be available as a premium service on TheMarkets.com.
Fitch's fundamental credit research offers clients of TheMarkets.com unique
insights into the global fixed income markets across Corporate Finance, Financial
Institutions, Global Infrastructure and Project Finance and Sovereigns and
Supranationals.
Over 2400 investment management firms in 52 countries use TheMarkets.com's
workflow technologies to access company, industry, economic and strategy research
from over 700 global brokers and independent research providers.
"TheMarkets.com provides Fitch with an exciting opportunity to expand market
access to its credit research beyond the traditional fixed income investor base
through a recognized industry leader," said Ian Rothery, Global Head of Third-Party
Distribution and Partnerships at Fitch Solutions.
Fitch decided to choose TheMarkets.com based on its experience with providing
investment research to institutional investors, its global client base, and
technologies that optimize search to allow clients to find relevant information
quickly and easily.
"In the global economic environment of the past two years, developments in the
credit markets have been a key focus for all types of investors, and the demand from
our clients for fixed income content continues to grow. TheMarkets.com is pleased to
partner with Fitch Ratings to complement our existing offering of fixed income and
equity research by expanding coverage to include credit ratings," said Amy Kadomatsu,
Chief Product Officer at TheMarkets.com.
About Fitch Solutions
Fitch Solutions, a division of the Fitch Group, focuses on the development of
fixed-income products and services, bringing to market a wide range of data,
analytical tools and related services. The division is also the distribution channel
for Fitch Ratings content. The Fitch Group also includes Fitch Ratings and
Algorithmics, and is a majority-owned subsidiary of Fimalac, S.A.
About TheMarkets.com
TheMarkets.com is the premier provider of investment research, earnings
estimates, and workflow solutions to over 2400 institutional investment management
firms worldwide.
TheMarkets.com is owned by: Bank of America Merrill Lynch (NYSE: BAC), Citi
(NYSE: C), Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS), Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB), The Goldman Sachs
Group (NYSE: GS), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), UBS
Investment Bank (NYSE: UBS), and Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI).
CONTACT:
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Jessica Jacobs
TheMarkets.com
+1-212-812-4664
jjacobs@TheMarkets.com
SOURCE: TheMarkets.com
CONTACT: Jessica Jacobs,
TheMarkets.com,
+1-212-812-4664,
jjacobs@TheMarkets.com
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