OJSC Alfa-Bank is rated by leading independent rating agencies. Our rating is one of the highest among Russian private banks.
Ratings of OJSC Alfa-Bank
| Short-term rating | Long-term rating | National scale rating | Outlook | Individual rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard & Poor’s | B | B+ | ruA+ | Positive | |
| Moody’s Investors Service | NP | Ba1 | - | Negative | D |
| Fitch | B | BB | AA- | Stable |
Moody’s affirmed the bank’s Ba1/Not Prime local currency and foreign currency deposit ratings.
A credit rating is an assessment of the solvency or credit-worthiness of creditors and/or bond-issuers according to established credit review procedures. These ratings and associated research help investors analyse the credit risks associated with fixed-income securities by providing detailed information of the ability of issuers to meet their obligations. For the issuers of fixed income securities, credit ratings can provide greater market liquidity for their securities and reduced transaction costs.
In September 2009 Standard & Poor's assigned its survivability assessment on Alfa-Bank at BB+ (the rating carries no outlook).
Survivability assessment reflects Standard & Poor’s current opinion on the likelihood that over the medium term, a bank will either directly or through a successor organisation, remain in operation, regardless of whether it is solvent or insolvent, paying all of its obligations on a timely basis or not. Compared to the credit rating, the bank survivability assessment of Standard & Poor’s places greater emphasis on factors reflecting the bank’s relative position in the banking system of its country (in terms of market share and financial strength), possible state and shareholders support.
In June 2010 Standard & Poor’s revised the outlook on Alfa-Bank to positive from stable.
The positive outlook reflects expectation that Alfa-Bank’s financial profile will continue to improve over the next 12 months, with asset quality and subsequent credit losses reducing to more manageable levels. Preprovision operating income is therefore likely to stabilize with a reduced cost of risk and enhance the bank’s internal capital-generation capacity. Standard & Poor’s anticipates that the bank’s current adequate capitalization will be sustained, given the bank’s more conservative asset growth targets in 2010.
All ratings and assessments are continuously monitored. It enables investors to measure their investment risk.
Please find below the current rating reports on OJSC Alfa-Bank.
Rating reports
Moody’s on Alfa-Bank — March 2010Standard & Poor’s on Alfa-Bank — December 2009Short rating descriptions
Standard&Poor's on Alfa-Bank — June 2010
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