TRC Press Releases
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Commentary
TRC Ratings List
S&P Ratings List
Sovereign Ratings List
Item
Date
KGI Securities Ratings Affirmed; Outlook Stable
2005/05/11
Formosa Plastics NT$6 Billion Unsecured Bond Rated 'twAA-'
2005/05/10
Yuang Ding Investment Corp. NT$2 Billion Unsecured Bond Rated 'twA'
2005/05/10
Polaris Securities Co. Ltd. Ratings Affirmed; Outlook Stable
2005/05/10
Kuo Hua Insurance Placed On CreditWatch Negative
2005/04/29
Land Bank Of Taiwan Assigned 'twAA+/twA-1' Ratings; Outlook Stable
2005/04/28
Chi Mei Corp. Assigned 'twA' Rating; Outlook Stable
2005/04/27
KWorld Computer Co. Ltd. Ratings Withdrawn
2005/04/27
Taiwan Acceptance Corp. Rating Raised To 'twA' From 'twA-'; Outlook Stable
2005/04/25
Mingtai Insurance Placed on CreditWatch Positive After Proposed Acquisition By Japan's Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance; Ratings on First FHC And Other Group Members Affirmed
2005/04/25
Macoto Bank Ratings Placed on CreditWatch Positive Following Proposed Merger With Shin Kong FHC
2005/04/20
Yulon Motor Ratings Affirmed; Outlook Stable
2005/04/18
Monthly Issue Ratings Summary
2005/04/11
Hon Hai Precision Rating Raised to 'twAA' On Strong Operating Performance, Outlook Stable
2005/04/11
Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. 'twA' Rating Affirmed, Outlook Stable
2005/04/07
BULLETIN: Taiwan Cooperative Bank Ratings Not Affected By Privatization
2005/04/04
G&M Finance 'twA' Rating On NT$1.19bn Certificates Withdrawn After Full Redemption
2005/04/04
Taiwan RMBS Performance Update : Taiwan Ratings' First Performance Update on Taiwan RMBS Deals
2005/03/31
BULLETIN: Chung Hsing Bills Finance Ratings Not Affected By Proposed Capital Reduction
2005/03/30
Nanya Technology's NT$5 Billion Unsecured Corporate Bond Issue Rated 'twA-'
2005/03/28
Long Bon Development Co. Ltd. Rated 'twBBB+'; Outlook Stable
2005/03/10
Fubon Number One Real Estate Investment Trust Assigned 'twA-' Rating
2005/03/10
February Monthly Issue Ratings Summary
2005/03/10
BULLETIN: Cathay United Bank Ratings Not Affected By Disputed Mis-selling
2005/03/08
Rating on Wan Hai Raised to 'twA+'; Outlook Stable
2005/03/08
Taiwan Power's Upcoming NT$14.4 billion Unsecured Corporate Bond Issue Rated 'twAAA'
2005/03/04
Ratings on Taiwan Sugar Affirmed; Outlook Stable
2005/03/03
Yageo Ratings Affirmed Despite Substantial Goodwill Write-Off; Outlook Stable
2005/02/24
January 2005 Monthly Issue Ratings Summary
2005/02/23
BULLETIN:Chung Kuo Insurance Ratings Not Affected by Proposed Capital Reduction
2005/02/23
BULLETIN: UMC Ratings Not Immediately Affected By Government Probe
2005/02/17
Mai-Liao Power Issuer Rating Affirmed, Unsecured Corporate Bond Rating Raised to 'twAA-'
2005/02/01
Jih Sun Bank Ratings Affirmed After Acquisition Announcement
2005/02/01
Jih Sun FHC Assigned 'twBBB' Rating; Outlook Stable
2005/01/28
Taiwan Life Insurance Sector Outlook Revised To Stable From Negative
2005/01/27
NITC Bond Fund Assigned 'twAA-f' Rating; NITC Taiwan Bond Fund Assigned 'twA+f' Rating
2005/01/20
Rating on Barits Bond Fund Raised to 'twAA-f'
2005/01/19
Dec.2004-Monthly Issue Ratings Summary
2005/01/12
Nov.2004- Monthly Issue Ratings Summary
2005/01/12
Bulletin: Fuhwa Bank Ratings Unchanged After Acquisition Announcement
2005/01/06
Ratings on Key Members of Formosa Plastics Group Affirmed; Outlook Stable
2005/01/06
Union Bills Finance Co. Assigned 'twBBB-' Rating; Outlook Stable
2005/01/05
Taipei Fubon Bank (Formerly TAIPEIBANK) Ratings Affirmed on Merger; Fubon Commercial Bank Ratings Withdrawn
2005/01/03
Kuo Hua Insurance Co. Ltd Assigned 'twBB' Rating; Outlook Stable
2004/12/30
Chinfon Commercial Bank Assigned 'twBBB-' Rating; Outlook Stable
2004/12/29
Cathay Securities Assigned 'twA+' Rating; Outlook Stable
2004/12/27
IIT Wan Pao Fund and IIT High-Yield Fund Both Assigned 'twA+f' Ratings
2004/12/27
Hwatai Bank Assigned 'twBBB+' Rating; Outlook Stable
2004/12/27
Yuang Ding Investment Corp. Assigned 'twA' Rating; Outlook Stable
2004/12/27
Credit Quality of Taiwan's Major Telecom Operators Has Improved After Market Consolidation
2004/12/23
Taiwan Ratings Announces Results of Strategic Portfolio Review
2004/12/22
Chunghwa Telecom 'twAAA' Rating Affirmed; Outlook Stable
2004/12/21
CMC Magnetics Corp. Ratings Withdrawn
2004/12/20
Ratings on Fubon Chi-Hsiang I and Chi-Hsiang III Bond Funds Raised to 'twA+f'
2004/12/17
Union Bank of Taiwan Rating Outlook Revised to Developing from Positive After Acquisition Announcement
2004/12/10
Taishin Lucky Fund Assigned Preliminary 'twAAf' Rating
2004/12/09
Universal Vision Biotechnology Co. Ltd. Ratings Withdrawn
2004/12/03
Jih Sun Bond Fund Assigned 'twA+f' Rating
2004/12/02
First Insurance Co. Ltd. Assigned 'twA+' Rating; Outlook Stable
2004/11/30
Ratings on Lung Yen Life Service Co. Ltd. Withdrawn
2004/11/25
Chinese Petroleum Corp. 'twAAA' Rating Affirmed; Outlook Stable
2004/11/25
New Light Taiwan Bond and Currency Fund Assigned 'twAAf' Preliminary Rating
2004/11/24
Fortune Motors Corp. Ratings Affirmed; Outlook Stable
2004/11/24
BULLETIN: Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd. Not Affected by Citigroup Share Sale
2004/11/19
Taiwan Ratings Appoints New President & CEO
2004/11/17
Nanya Technology Corp. Assigned 'twA-' Rating; Outlook Stable
2004/11/16
Standard & Poor's To Acquire Majority of TRC
2004/11/15
Ratings on Far EasTone and Taiwan Cellular Placed on CreditWatch, Positive on Improved Business and Financial Profiles
2004/11/15
PCA Well Pool Fund 'twA+f' Rating Affirmed and Removed From CreditWatch; PCA Unique Fund Rating Raised to 'twAf'
2004/11/15
Monthly Issue Ratings Summary
2004/11/15
Taiwan¡¦s First Trade Receivable Securitization Deal Assigned 'twA-2' Rating
2004/11/12
E.Sun Bank Ratings Affirmed and Removed from CreditWatch; Outlook Stable
2004/11/11
China Airlines 'twBBB' Rating Affirmed; Outlook Stable
2004/11/11
Yangming¡¦s NT$2.5 Billion Unsecured Corporate Bond Rated 'twA'
2004/11/10
Cathay Bond Fund Rating Raised to 'twA+f' from 'twAf'
2004/11/05
BULLETIN: TSMC Ratings Not Affected by Proposed Increase in Cash Dividend Payouts
2004/11/03
Taiwan Ratings Corporation Undertakes Portfolio Review
2004/11/01
Central Reinsurance Corp. Ratings Outlook Revised to Stable From Negative
2004/10/29
Fubon Insurance Co. Ltd. 'twAAA' Ratings Affirmed; Outlook Stable
2004/10/29
Rating on Polaris Deli Bond Fund Affirmed
2004/10/28
Advance Data Technology Corp. Assigned 'twBBB-' Rating; Outlook Stable
2004/10/28
Bank of Overseas Chinese Rating Outlook Revised to Positive from Stable
2004/10/27
Pan Ram International Corp. Ratings Withdrawn
2004/10/27
Chung Kuo Insurance Co. Ltd. 'twAA-' Ratings Affirmed; Outlook Stable
2004/10/27
Ratings on JF (Taiwan) First Bond Fund and JF (Taiwan) Bond Fund Both Affirmed.
2004/10/26
Jih Sun International Bank 'twBBB-' Rating Affirmed; Outlook Stable
2004/10/22
Jih Sun Securities 'twBBB-' Rating Affirmed; Outlook Stable
2004/10/22
EnTie Commercial Bank Outlook Revised to Positive From Stable; Ratings Affirmed
2004/10/21
Oriental Securities Ratings Raised to 'twBBB-/twA-3'; Outlook Stable
2004/10/20
Rating on HSBC Money Management II Fund Raised to 'twAA-f'; HSBC Dragon Fund and HSBC Money Management Fund Ratings Affirmed
2004/10/20
Rating on Shinkong Chi-Shin Fund Raised to 'twAA-f'
2004/10/19
China Steel Rating Upgraded to 'twAAA' on Very Strong Financial Profile
2004/10/12
Monthly Issue Ratings Summary
2004/10/11
Taiwan Business Bank's Proposed NT$12 Billion Perpetual Cumulative Subordinated Debt Rated 'twBBB+'
2004/10/06
Ratings on IBT Securities Co. Ltd. Withdrawn
2004/10/01
Mega Diamond Bond Fund Assigned 'twAf' Rating
2004/09/20
PCA Well Pool Fund Rating Placed on CreditWatch Negative on Reducing Liquidity
2004/09/16
Sunny Bank 'twBBB' Rating Affirmed; Outlook Stable
2004/09/14
Pacific Securities 'twBB-' Rating Affirmed; Outlook Stable
2004/09/13
Monthly Issue Ratings Summary
2004/09/09
Hsinchu International Bank Ratings Withdrawn
2004/09/09
Ratings on Cathay FHC, Cathay United Bank, and Cathay Century Insurance Raised; Cathay Life Insurance Ratings Affirmed; Outlooks Stable
2004/09/08
Rating on Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd. Raised to twAA; Outlook Stable
2004/09/08
Rating on Cathay United Bank Raised to 'twAA'; Outlook Stable
2004/09/08
Cathay Life Insurance Co. Ltd. 'twAAA' Ratings Affirmed; Outlook Stable
2004/09/08
Cathay Century Insurance Rating Raised to 'twAA+'; Outlook Stable
2004/09/08
Ratings on Yuanta, Masterlink, Capital and President Securities Raised
2004/09/06
INVESCO Aggressive Income Fund Rated 'twA+f'; Rating on INVESCO ROC Bond Fund Affirmed
2004/09/06
Rating on SinoPac Securities Corp. Raised to 'twA-'; Outlook Stable
2004/09/06
Rating on SinoPac Holdings Raised to 'twA'; Outlook Stable
2004/09/06
Rating on Bank SinoPac Raised to 'twA+'; Outlook Stable
2004/09/06
Yangming's NT$5 Billion Unsecured Corporate Bond Rated 'twA'
2004/09/03
Ratings on CDIB and CDFHC Lowered after Announcing NT$10.8 billion Provisioning Expense; Ratings on Grand Cathay Securities Affirmed
2004/09/01
Ratings on Chinatrust Bills Finance Corp. Withdrawn
2004/09/01
Compal Electronics, Inc. 'twA+/twA-1' Ratings Affirmed; Outlook Stable
2004/08/31
Rating on PCA Bond Fund Raised To 'twAf'; Ratings on PCA Well Pool Fund and PCA Unique Fund Both Affirmed.
2004/08/30
BenQ's NT$2.05 Billion Unsecured Corporate Bond Issue Rated 'twA'
2004/08/18
Monthly Issue Ratings Summary
2004/08/11
Dresdner Bond DAM Fund 'twAA-f' Rating Affirmed
2004/08/10
Far EasTone Telecommunications 'twA+' Rating Affirmed; Outlook Stable
2004/08/10
Taiwan Cellular Corp.'twA+' Rating Affirmed; Outlook Stable
2004/08/10
TRC Assigned Ratings to NT$4.865 billion RMBS Certificates
2004/08/10
First Global Wan Tai Bond Fund 'twA+f' Rating Affirmed
2004/08/09
Fubon Asset Management's Newly-Taken-Over United Bond Funds Renamed
2004/08/05
Taiwan Ratings Assigns Ratings to NT$3.8857 Bil. Certificates in Bank Sinopac Corporate Loan Securitization Deal
2004/08/03
United Bond Fund and United Wei-Li Bond Fund Both Rated 'twAf', After Taken Over by Fubon
2004/08/02
Taiwan Ratings Assigned Preliminary Rating 'twA-2' to Taiwan's First Trade Receivable Securitization Deal
2004/08/02
Citibank Securities (Taiwan) Ltd. 'twAA-/twA-1' Ratings Affirmed; Outlook Stable
2004/07/19
Taiwan Ratings Assigns Preliminary Ratings to NT$3.8857 Bil. Certificates in Bank Sinopac Corporate Loan Securitization Deal
2004/07/15
Rating on Industrial Bank of Taiwan Raised to 'twBBB from 'twBBB-'
2004/07/15
Mingtai Fire & Marine Insurance Assigned 'twAA' Rating; Outlook Stable
2004/07/14
Full Repayment of Rated Certificates in Taiwan's First Securitization Deal
2004/07/13
Union Insurance Co. Ltd. Ratings Withdrawn
2004/07/13
Unimicron Technology 'twBBB' Rating Affirmed; Outlook Stable
2004/07/13
Ratings on ABN AMRO Income Fund Raised To 'twAA-f'; Ratings on ABN AMRO Bond Fund and ABN AMRO Select Bond Fund Ratings Both Affirmed.
2004/07/12
CMC Magnetic Corp. Outlook Revised to Stable; 'twBBB' Ratings Affirmed
2004/07/12
Rating on Ta Chong Bond Fund Raised To 'twA+f'
2004/07/12
Monthly Issue Ratings Summary
2004/07/12
Universal Vision Biotechnology Rated 'twBB-'
2004/07/09
Stop on Warrant Issuance by Domestic Securities Firms to Have No Immediate Impact on Their Credit Ratings
2004/07/08
BULLETIN: Chinatrust Commercial Bank Ratings Not Affected by Acquisition
2004/07/07
Fubon Financial Holding Co. NT$7 Bil. Bonds Assigned Preliminary 'twAA-' Rating
2004/07/07
Global Securities Finance Corp. Assigned 'twBB+' Rating
2004/07/01
Presale: Fubon Number One Real Estate Investment Trust
2004/06/29
Corporate Bond Ratings on Formosa Plastics, Nan Ya Plastics, Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Raised to 'twAA-' from 'twA+'
2004/06/24
China's Chaoda Modern Agriculture (Holdings) Ltd. Rated 'BB'; Outlook Stable
2004/06/14
HSBC Dragon Fund Rated 'twAA-f'; HSBC Money Management Fund and HSBC Money Management II Fund Both Rated 'twA+f'
2004/06/14
Rating on BenQ Raised to 'twA' from 'twA-'
2004/06/10
Yuanta Core Pacific Securities Outlook Revised to Positive From Stable
2004/06/07
TSMC Rating Upgraded to 'twAAA'; The First Private-Sector Industrial Company in Taiwan to Receive this Rating
2004/06/07
UMC Rating Raised to 'twAA'; Outlook Stable
2004/06/07
E.Sun Bank Ratings Placed on CreditWatch Negative Following KBB Acquisition
2004/06/04
Monthly Issue Ratings Summary
2004/06/01
Maxtek Technology Rated 'twBB'
2004/05/31
Ratings on Fubon Ju-I and Ju-III Bond Funds Raised to 'twA+f' and 'twAA-f'; Fubon Ju-II and Millennium Bond Fund Ratings Affirmed
2004/05/31
Hua Nan FHC & Hua Nan Bank Ratings Affirmed; Hua Nan Securities Ratings Upgraded to 'twBBB' from 'twBBB-'
2004/05/31
Hua Nan Securities Rating Raised to 'twBBB'
2004/05/31
Hua Nan Commercial Bank 'twAA-/twA-1' Ratings Affirmed; Outlook Stable
2004/05/31
Hua Nan FHC 'twA+/twA-2' Ratings Affirmed; Outlook Stable
2004/05/31
Tachan Securities Ratings Withdrawn
2004/05/26
Polaris Securities Rating Revised Up to 'twBBB' from 'twBBB-'
2004/05/25
First FHC Rated 'twA+'; FCB Affirmed; First Taisec Securities Upgraded
2004/05/17
First Financial Holding Co. Ltd. Rated 'twA+/twA-2'
2004/05/17
First Taisec Securities Rating Raised to 'twBBB-' from 'twBB+'
2004/05/17
First Commercial Bank 'twAA-/twA-1' Ratings Affirmed
2004/05/17
United-Credit Commercial Bank Rated 'twBB+'
2004/05/11
Yangming's NT$1.6 Billion Unsecured Corporate Bond Rated 'twA'
2004/05/11
TRC Assigned Ratings to Industrial Bank of Taiwan's Third CLO
2004/05/04
Monthly Issue Ratings Summary
2004/04/30
Cathay Financial Holding Co Ltd. Ratings Not Affected by First Quarter Results
2004/04/27
Formosa Plastics' Ratings Not Affected By Explosion At U.S. Affiliate's Plant
2004/04/26
Fortune Motor's Rating Not Immediately Affected By Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s Financial Woes
2004/04/26
Asia Cement Corp. Rated 'twA-'; Outlook Stable
2004/04/26
China Development Group Ratings Not Affected by Management Changes
2004/04/22
KGI Securities' Rating Revised to 'twBBB' from 'twBBB-'
2004/04/20
Taiwan International Securities' Outlook Revised to 'Positive' from 'Stable'
2004/04/19
China Bills Finance's 'twA-/twA-2' Rating Affirmed
2004/04/19
Chinatrust Securities' Ratings Withdrawn
2004/04/16
Barits International Securities Corp.'s Proposed NT$5 Billion Unsecured Corporate Bond Rated 'twBBB+'
2004/04/14
Wan Hai Lines Ltd. Rated 'twA'
2004/04/12
Test Rite International Co., Ltd. Ratings Withdrawn
2004/04/09
Mega FHC and Subsidiaries Ratings Raised
2004/04/08
Mega FHC Ratings Revised to 'twAA-/twA-1' from 'twA+/twA-2'
2004/04/08
Chung Kuo Insurance Co. Ltd. Outlook Revised to Stable From Negative
2004/04/08
Barits International Securities' Rating Raised to 'twBBB+' from 'twBBB'
2004/04/08
Chung Hsing Bills Finance Corp.'s Rating Revised to 'twAA-' from 'twA+'
2004/04/08
Chiao Tung Bank's 'twAA' Rating Affirmed
2004/04/08
Taiwan Sugar Corp. Removed From CreditWatch; Outlook Stable
2004/04/05
Monthly Issue Ratings Summary
2004/04/01
Lung Yen Rated 'twBBB-'
2004/03/31
Taiwan Ratings Rates NT$4.385 Bil. Certificates in Taiwan's Second RMBS Transaction
2004/03/30
Central Trust of China's 'twAA-' Rating Affirmed
2004/03/25
Cosmos Bank's Rating Revised to 'twBBB' from 'twBBB-'
2004/03/25
Ta Chong Bank's Ratings Raised to 'twBBB' from 'twBBB-'
2004/03/24
Sunny Bank's Rating Raised to 'twBBB' from 'twBBB-'
2004/03/24
KWorld Computer Rated 'twBB-'
2004/03/23
Hon Hai Precision Outlook Revised to Positive, 'twAA-' Ratings Affirmed
2004/03/22
Yageo's 'twBB+' Rating Affirmed
2004/03/19
Industrial Bank of Taiwan's Debentures Assigned 'twBBB-' Rating
2004/03/10
TRC Assigned Ratings to NT$4.28 billion RMBS Certificates; The First Completed RMBS Transaction in Taiwan
2004/03/02
Monthly Issue Ratings Summary
2004/03/01
Union Insurance's 'twA-' Rating Affirmed
2004/03/01
BULLETIN: Ratings on Chung Kuo Insurance and Barits International Securities Not Affected by Sale of Real Estate
2004/02/27
Taiwan Power Corp's "twAAA" Rating Affirmed
2004/02/25
Rating on Yulon Motor Upgraded to 'twA'
2004/02/25
Rating on Taiwan Acceptance Corp Upgraded to 'twA-'
2004/02/25
Farmers Bank's Rating Revised to 'twBBB+' from 'twA-'; Outlook Revised to 'Stable' from 'Negative'
2004/02/20
Structured Finance Products Require Detailed Research During Early Phases of Development
2004/02/19
Cota Commercial Bank's Outlook Revised to 'Positive' from 'Stable'
2004/02/18
Chinatrust FHC NT$2 Billion Subordinated Bond Rated 'twA'
2004/02/13
Fubon FHC 'twAA-' Rating Affirmed; Outlook Stable
2004/02/05
Fubon Bank's Ratings Revised to 'twA+/twA-1' from 'twA/twA-2'
2004/02/05
Fubon FHC's 'twAA-' Rating Affirmed
2004/02/05
Fubon Insurance's twAAA' Rating Affirmed
2004/02/05
TAIPEIBANK's 'twAA-' Rating Affirmed
2004/02/05
Fubon Securities' Rating Revised to 'twA+/twA-1' from 'twA/twA-2'
2004/02/05
Fubon Bills Finance's Ratings Revised to 'twBBB+/twA-2' from 'twBBB/twA-3'
2004/02/05
International Bank of Taipei's Rating Revised to 'twA+' from 'twA'
2004/02/04
Taiwan Business Bank's 'twA' Ratings Affirmed
2004/02/04
Bulletin: E.Sun FHC plans to strategic ally with Prudential Group (U.K.)
2004/02/03
Hsinchu International Bank's Rating Revised to 'twBBB' from 'twBBB-'
2004/02/03
Taiwan Cooperative Bank's Outlook Revised to 'Stable' from 'Negative'
2004/02/03
Shanghai Commercial and Savings Bank's 'twA+' Rating Affirmed
2004/02/03
Monthly Issue Ratings Summary
2004/02/02
South China Insurance's 'twAA-' Ratings Affirmed
2004/01/19
Rating on Fortune Motors Revised to 'twA-' from 'twBBB+'
2004/01/15
Rating on Yangming Revised to 'twA' from 'twA-'
2004/01/15
Taiwan Life Insurance's 'twAA-' Ratings Affirmed
2004/01/14
Concord Securities Ratings Withdrawn
2004/01/13
Barits Bond Fund's 'twA+f' Rating Affirmed
2004/01/07