Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Wednesday (July 9, 2025) proposed allowing credit ratings agencies to rate financial instruments regulated by other financial sector regulators. Any agency that expands ratings to such instruments will need to set up a new unit within six months, SEBI said in a consultation paper. SEBI, … Read more
The rating agency CRISIL, the Indian arm of Standard and Poor’s (S&P), today said that it keeps all outstanding ratings, including that of Adani group entities under continuous surveillance. Any adverse regulatory or government action in the wake of the research report, emerging issues around corporate governance will be key monitorable, CRISIL said in a … Read more
Global credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings on Monday said the Indian renewable energy sector will be highly leveraged owing to the growth opportunities. In its new report “India Renewables: Growth Trumps Deleveraging” S&P Global Ratings said the multi-decade growth opportunities for renewable energy in India will result in persistently high leverage across the sector. … Read more
India Ratings and Research on Friday maintained a neutral sector outlook and a stable rating outlook for non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) in FY23. It believes that FY23, in absence of any negative event, would see normalization of business activities, after facing challenges in the past few years following the default by Infrastructure Leasing and Financial … Read more
Surprises continue at ICRA – N Sivaraman, MD & CEO, who had joined ICRA just a year back in July 2020, has resigned with immediate effect citing personal reasons. He had joined ICRA from IL&FS, where he was Chief Operating Officer with responsibilities for asset monetisation, creditor engagement and loan restructuring. It’s worth noting here that … Read more
A majority of the companies that availed of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) moratorium are rated below investment grade and were already grappling with a slowing economy before the pandemic began. Crisil analysed over 2,300 non-financial companies from its rated portfolio that availed of the moratorium after categorising them by rating, sector and size. … Read more
Moody’s downgrades India’s sovereign rating to ‘Baa3’ from ‘Baa2’ with negative outlook. This is one shot away from non investment grade – though it’s unlikely that would happen. It’s also reasonable to expect that in all likelihood, S&P will follow soon. They are currently one step higher at BBB- with stable outlook. Mostly, they would … Read more