Mexico

CFTC Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Two Mexican Authorities to Enhance Supervision of Cross-Border Regulated Entities

 

On September 6, 2016, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced that it “signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores (CNBV) and the Banco de México (BDM) regarding cooperation and the exchange of information in the supervision and oversight of certain regulated entities that operate on a cross-border basis in the United States and in Mexico.” Press release.

Rating Agency Developments

On October 1, DBRS published its U.S. RMBS rating methodology.  Methodology.

On October 1, DBRS published its rating methodology for European consumer and commercial ABS transactionsMethodology.

On October 1, DBRS published its methodology for rating companies in the mining industryMethodology.

On October 1, DBRS published its methodology for rating operators in the container terminal industryMethodology.

On October 1, Fitch updated its criteria for rating U.S. RMBSCriteria.

On October 1, Moody’s published its methodology for rating public housing authority (PHA) capital fund bonds issued in the U.S. municipal market.  Methodology.

On October 2, Moody’s published its methodology describing its approach to monitoring existing securities backed by low-income residential construction loans to developers in MexicoMethodology.

On October 5, Fitch updated its methodology for analyzing U.S. Tobacco Settlement ABSCriteria.

On October 5, Fitch updated its global rating criteria for trade receivables securitizationsCriteria.

On October 5, KBRA released a proposed U.S. Equity REITs & REOC rating methodology.  Methodology.

On October 5, Moody’s published its approach in considering data quality in structured finance transactions.  Methodology.

On October 6, DBRS published its methodology for rating sovereign governmentsMethodology.

On October 7, DBRS published its global methodology for rating life and property/casualty insurance companies and insurance organizationsMethodology.