Does the disclosure of unsolicited sovereign rating status affect bank ratings?

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Does the disclosure of unsolicited sovereign rating status affect bank ratings? / Klusak, Patrycja; Alsakka, Rasha; ap Gwilym, Owain.
In: British Accounting Review, Vol. 49, No. 2, 03.2017, p. 194-210.

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Klusak P, Alsakka R, ap Gwilym O. Does the disclosure of unsolicited sovereign rating status affect bank ratings? British Accounting Review. 2017 Mar;49(2):194-210. Epub 2016 Aug 20. doi: 10.1016/j.bar.2016.08.004

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Klusak, Patrycja ; Alsakka, Rasha ; ap Gwilym, Owain. / Does the disclosure of unsolicited sovereign rating status affect bank ratings?. In: British Accounting Review. 2017 ; Vol. 49, No. 2. pp. 194-210.

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Does the disclosure of unsolicited sovereign rating status affect bank ratings?

AU - Klusak, Patrycja

AU - Alsakka, Rasha

AU - ap Gwilym, Owain

PY - 2017/3

Y1 - 2017/3

N2 - This paper integrates three themes on regulation, unsolicited credit ratings, and the sovereign-bank rating ceiling. We reveal an unintended consequence of the EU rating agency disclosure rules upon rating changes, using data for S&P-rated banks in 42 countries between 2006 and 2013. The disclosure of sovereign rating solicitation status for 13 countries in February 2011 has an adverse effect on the ratings of intermediaries operating in these countries. Conversion to unsolicited sovereign rating status transmits risk to banks via the rating channel. The results suggest that banks bear a penalty if their host sovereign does not solicit its ratings.

AB - This paper integrates three themes on regulation, unsolicited credit ratings, and the sovereign-bank rating ceiling. We reveal an unintended consequence of the EU rating agency disclosure rules upon rating changes, using data for S&P-rated banks in 42 countries between 2006 and 2013. The disclosure of sovereign rating solicitation status for 13 countries in February 2011 has an adverse effect on the ratings of intermediaries operating in these countries. Conversion to unsolicited sovereign rating status transmits risk to banks via the rating channel. The results suggest that banks bear a penalty if their host sovereign does not solicit its ratings.

U2 - 10.1016/j.bar.2016.08.004

DO - 10.1016/j.bar.2016.08.004

M3 - Article

VL - 49

SP - 194

EP - 210

JO - British Accounting Review

JF - British Accounting Review

SN - 0890-8389

IS - 2

ER -