ARC Ratings

ARC Ratings is an international credit rating agency headquartered in London. ^[1] It was created to be an alternative to the big three North American rating agencies S&P, Moody's and Fitch. ^[2]

They are registered with the European Securities and Markets Authority ^[3] and the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ^[4] . Their main EU office is located in Lisbon and its Asia–Pacific business office is headquartered in Hong Kong. ^{[5] [6]}

History

In 1988, Companhia Portuguesa de Rating, S.A. was founded in Portugal, focusing on domestic assignments. ^[5]

In 2013, the company was renamed ARC Ratings, and a number of credit rating agencies joined forces into the new consortium:

• Credit Analysis and Research Limited from India (Asia), ^[7] the second largest credit rating agency in India
• Global Credit Rating Company Limited from South Africa (Africa), ^[7] the largest credit rating agency in Africa
• Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad from Malaysia (Asia) ^[7]
• SR Rating Group from Brazil (South America) ^[7]

In 2015, ARC Ratings moved from being a consortium to a main shareholder structure, and claims to compete as a rating agency globally against the Big Three credit rating agencies. ^[5]

References

1. "Company Information GOV.UK". 2026-01-25. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
2. "CARE joins four others to launch global rating agency". Reuters (in.reuters.com). Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
3. "CRA Authorisation" . Retrieved 2024-12-21.
4. "NewRegister" . Retrieved 2024-12-21.
5. "Company profile" . Retrieved 2024-12-21.
6. "Contact Us". ARCratings. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
7. "CARE joins four others to launch global rating agency". Reuters. 2015-10-17. Archived from the original on 2015-10-17. Retrieved 2024-12-21.