About a-team Marketing Services
The knowledge platform for the financial technology industry
The knowledge platform for the financial technology industry

A-Team Insight Blogs

Who’s Certified to Operate as a Credit Ratings Agency in Europe?

Subscribe to our newsletter

As part of the regulatory crackdown on ratings agency in the post-crisis financial markets environment (and in accordance with Article 18(3) of the Credit Rating Agencies Regulation), the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is required to publish a list of all credit ratings agencies that have been registered or certified to operate in the European region. Currently, there are nine on the list that have registered since November last year, six of whom are registered in Germany.

In addition to the six firms registered in Germany, the list includes one Japanese credit ratings firm that is certified to operate under the watchful eye of the French regulator, Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF). The other two are registered in Bulgaria and in Greece, and under the jurisdiction of the respective national market regulators.

Back in 2009, the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) was charged with setting in place a new reporting regime for ratings agencies to provide information on the historical performance of their credit ratings issued to the regulator, which would then be published in a central repository. ESMA, in July this year, then assumed responsibility for the supervision of the European ratings agencies and these firms must now therefore register with the European level regulator in order to conduct business in the region and for their ratings to be used for regulatory purposes.

Subscribe to our newsletter

Related content

WEBINAR

Recorded Webinar: Best practices for buy-side data management across structured and unstructured data

Data management is central to asset management, but it can also be a challenge as firms face increased volumes of data, data complexity and the need to consolidate structured and unstructured data to gain valuable insights, improve decision-making, step up customer acquisition and compliance, and ultimately, gain competitive advantage in a market characterised by tight...

BLOG

A Holistic Approach to Regulatory Change Management: Insights from RegTech Summit 2024

In November, the RegTech community gathered for A-Team Group’s RegTech Summit in New York City, now in its eighth year. 2024 also saw a record number of national elections including the United States, the UK and six other G20 countries. The details of any changes in regulatory policy and any impact on Governance Risk and...

EVENT

AI in Capital Markets Summit London

The AI in Capital Markets Summit will explore current and emerging trends in AI, the potential of Generative AI and LLMs and how AI can be applied for efficiencies and business value across a number of use cases, in the front and back office of financial institutions. The agenda will explore the risks and challenges of adopting AI and the foundational technologies and data management capabilities that underpin successful deployment.

GUIDE

AI in Capital Markets: Practical Insight for a Transforming Industry – Free Handbook

AI is no longer on the horizon – it’s embedded in the infrastructure of modern capital markets. But separating real impact from inflated promises requires a grounded, practical understanding. The AI in Capital Markets Handbook 2025 provides exactly that. Designed for data-driven professionals across the trade life-cycle, compliance, infrastructure, and strategy, this handbook goes beyond...