April, 19th, 2010
The "Expert-Rating" RA has published rating research on a number of pension products!
On April, 19th, 2010 the "Expert-Rating" rating agency has published credit rating of life insurance companies, rating researches on National Pension Fund and on banking products for pensioners.
February, 22nd, 2010
‘Gasiform result’
RA ‘Expert Rating’ has published research on pricing by Russian gas monopolist ‘Gazprom’. The full version of the research is published in the magazine ‘Expert Ukraine’ # 7 (247) of February, 22nd, 2010: ‘The stability of gas empire of Gazprom is based on one postulate – the Russian gas costs as much as European consumers are ready to pay for it. That is five and more times above cost...’
December, 14th, 2009
Tons of gold against the crisis!
On December, 14th, 2009 RA ‘Expert Rating’ has published a research on global reserves of gold and on its role in the future of the world monetary system.
The policy of leading central banks of the world has inflated a price bubble in the gold market. It will burst as soon as the economic will start to exit the crisis.
October 12th, 2009
‘The study of corporate links has shown that the default is endangering most of all the private banks dissociated from the unified European system’
The Rating Agency ‘Expert Rating’ published a research evaluating the level of external support of the foreign banks working in Ukraine. The research allowed to reveal close ties between some international financial groups which position their branches in Ukraine as each other’s competitors. The knowledge of share capital structure of the foreign banks working in Ukraine will be useful not only to domestic financial regulators, but also to the establishment of these banks, to the insurers and large FIGs. It will allow to understand better the rationales of the activities of banks with foreign participation in Ukraine.
September 28th, 2009
Defaults of banks with foreign capital are possible in Ukraine!
In September, 2009 Rating Agency ‘Expert Rating’ performed the study on the stability of the foreign banks working in Ukraine. The study has no analogues, and was the very first one in the history of Ukraine. The study was motivated by the absence in the market of accurate system of reference points which could be used by small companies and the population when assessing the level of external support which parent bank holdings can provide to their affiliated banks. The study produced (Pi)-rating of foreign banks.
The rating included 27 banks, 9 of which obtained high stability rating.
Publication in the journal Expert
Press Release with the main results
July 24th, 2009
RATING OF SOLVENCY OF THE COUNTRIES
Defaults on the tips of the tongues and in the heads Ukraine still remains the country with high probability of a sovereign default.
Authors: Vitaly Shapran, Deputy Director, RA Expert Rating;
Andrey Blinov, acting editor-in-chief, scientific editor of the journal ‘Expert Ukraine’.
December 19th, 2008
On December, 19th, 2008 the SECOND extended and reviewed analytical research ‘IPO from A to Z: Issuer Manual – 2009’ has been released.
Rating agency Expert Rating completed realization of the SECOND extended and reviewed release of the analytical book ‘IPO from A to Z: Issuer Manual – 2009’. The purpose of the project is to provide maximum of information to potential IPO participants on the possibilities of IPO in different trading floors of the world.
January 1th, 2007
Competition within a Fast-Growing Market: the Ukrainian Case
Competition in the banking sector remains weak. This has allowed financial institutions to thrive by using a diverse set of strategies in their struggle to secure market share.
Practically everyone is talking about the recent intensification of competition in the
Ukrainian banking market. Several major foreign banking groups with centuries of
experience and broad access to long-term and fairly inexpensive credit have entered
the Ukrainian market. Just five years ago, analysts forecasted two scenarios for the development of Ukraine's banking sector: due to intensified competition, they predicted, small domestic banks would either merge or move into foreign ownership. Yet, this prediction did not materialise...
June 6th, 2006
Expansion of foreign banks into Ukraine research
Expert Ukraine magazine has published Not everyone is here yet article by Vladimir Dukhnenko head of RC and Vitaliy Shapran Chief financial analyst. The article gives a systems analysis of acquisition of Ukrainian banks by foreigners and emphasizes competitive struggle among the largest bank holdings in Ukrainian market. Article is accompanied by commentaries by Victor Marchenko coordinator of EBRD in Ukrainian financial sector and Vitaliy Lomakovitch Chairman of the board of BM Bank. Basic results of the research are published in issue #25(75), June 25, 2006.
May 25th, 2006
Incubator of business celebrities
Expert Ukraine magazine has published Incubator of business celebrities article by Iskander Khisamov Editor-in-chief of Expert Ukraine magazine, Andrei Blinov science editor of Expert Ukraine magazine, Vladimir Dukhnenko head of RC and Vitaliy Shapran Chief financial analyst of RC. The article gives an analysis of IPO's market development in Ukraine. Article is accompanied by commentaries by Serhiy Lesyk Chief Analyst of Millenium Capital investment company and Oleg Sheiko Chairman of supervisory board of Troika Dialog Ukraine investment company.
April 24th, 2006
M&A research in Ukrainian bank system
The Expert Ukraine magazine has published a Mass change of proprietors article by Vladimir Dukhnenko head of RC and Vitaliy Shapran Chief financial analyst. The article gives a systems analysis of acquisition of Ukrainian banks by foreigners in 2004-2005 years. Article is accompanied by commentaries by Ruslan Gritsenko representative of the NBU, Irene Zarya President of the PFTS, Igor Yushko Chairman of the Supervisory council of Ukrsotsbank. Basic results of the research are published in issue #16(67), April 24, 2006.
Magazine version RUS
English translation order Adip Khisamov akhisamov@expert.ua
