NEW YORK and LONDON, June 10 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- 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).
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TheMarkets.com
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