Article: GERMANY: MOODY'S ASSIGNS AAA RATING TO AAREAL BANK'S GUARANTEED FIXED-RATE NOTES.

Moody's Investors Service today assigned a backed rating of Aaa to EUR2 billion of guaranteed fixed-rate notes of Aareal Bank AG (unrated), due 2012. The rating assigned to this instrument reflects that the obligations are backed by the Aaa-rated Federal Republic of Germany's guarantee. The outlook on the backed rating is stable, in line with the stable outlook on the Federal Republic of Germany's ratings. The Aaa rating on the debt securities is based on the unconditional and irrevocable nature of the guarantee (a measure introduced via the recent German Financial Market Stabilisation Act), which allows for the Aaa ratings assigned to the Federal Republic of Germany to ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!