GCR Publishes its Financial Institutions Sector Risk Score for the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
Johannesburg, 23 July 2019: GCR Ratings (“GCR”) has published the Financial Institutions Sector Risk Score for the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland.
The GCR Financial Institutions Sector Risk Assessment
The Financial Institutions Sector Risk Score, assessed on a
scale between 0-15, is important in a number of ways. Firstly, as a key factor
in the operating environment component score. The core of the GCR Ratings
Framework is based on GCR’s opinion that an entity’s operating environment
largely frames its creditworthiness. As a result, the operating environment
analysis anchors the underlying risk score for the GCR ratings methodology.
Financial institutions are especially vulnerable to these factors. GCR combines
elements of the country risk and sectoral risk analysis, blended across
countries for entities operating across multiple jurisdictions, to anchor a
financial institution to its current operating conditions. Furthermore, the
operating environment (the country risk score combined with the financial
sector risk score) creates the floor from which government support can be
provided for banks and the hurdle which may cap risk scores for entities
significantly exposed to one jurisdiction. For more details on any of the
above, please read the related criteria and research listed above.
GCR will periodically publish updated “Financial Institutions Sector Risk Scores”, which will supersede previous publications. The publication titled “Financial Institutions Sector Risk Scores, 23 July 2019”, available at https://gcrratings.com/risk-scores/, supersedes the article published on 15 July 2019.
Financial Institutions Sector Risk Scores (0-15)
The United
Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland Financial Institutions Sector
Risk Score: 11
The UK Financial Institutions Sector Risk Score of ‘11’ is
supported by the wealthy and diverse economy, its position as a global hub for
financial services, low through-the-cycle credit losses, a good regulatory
regime and generally strong risk management, alongside diverse funding
structures and deep, liquid capital markets. Conversely, the score is somewhat
restrained by the moderate profitability of the sector, high interest rate
sensitivity of households and domestic real estate, modest economic growth and
the potential instability caused by the ongoing ‘Brexit’ process
Analytical contacts
Primary analyst
Matthew Pirnie
Sector Head: Financial Institutions
Johannesburg, South Africa
MmatthewP@GCRratings.com
+27 11 784 1771
Related criteria and research
Criteria for the GCR Ratings
Framework, May 2019
Criteria for Rating Financial
Institutions, May 2019
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