About Us

THOMSON FINANCIAL BANKWATCH is the world's largest bank rating agency, providing research and analysis on over 1000 financial institutions in more than 95 countries.

THOMSON FINANCIAL BANKWATCH serves its worldwide clients from offices in New York, London, Hong Kong, Moscow, Kuala Lumpur, Cyprus and Sydney, and with representatives based in Beirut, Brazil, Chile, India, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Turkey and Venezuela. In addition, THOMSON FINANCIAL BANKWATCH has made equity investments in Focus Rating Agency in Hungary, the Central European Rating Agency in Warsaw, Poland, Magister/BANKWATCH in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Equilibrium/BANKWATCH in Lima, Peru, BankWatch Ratings del Ecuador in Quito and BANKWATCH Ratings de Colombia in Bogota, Colombia.

THOMSON FINANCIAL BANKWATCH products are available in printed reports, on a CD-ROM format which is updated 40 times per year or via First Call's BondCall Direct. Services are available via Bloomberg.

THOMSON FINANCIAL BANKWATCH also produces Bankstat - a database of financial information on 10,000 banks in 190 countries. Bankstat offers you powerful software that allows you to manipulate comprehensive current and historical data on worldwide financial institutions.

THOMSON FINANCIAL BANKWATCH is a division of Thomson Financial, a leading provider of quality financial information products, such as American Banker newspapers and newsletters, research and software to the global investment and corporate communities. Part of The Thomson Corporation, a $7.7 billion company, based in Toronto, Thomson Financial employs nearly 4500 people in 40 offices worldwide.

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission accredited THOMSON FINANCIAL BANKWATCH as a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (NRSRO). THOMSON FINANCIAL BANKWATCH is also recognized by the United States National Association of Insurance Commissioners Securities Valuation Office, Ministry of Finance in Japan, The Financial Services Authority in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Commission for Banking and Finance in Belgium, Financial Supervision Authority in Finland, Banking & Financial Regulation Committee/Banking Commission in France, Central Bank of Ireland, Bank of Italy, Liechtenstein Bank Supervisory Authority, Luxembourg Monetary Institute, Central Bank of the Netherlands, Banking and Insurance Commission in Norway, Central Bank of Portugal, Federal Banking Commission in Switzerland, Capital Markets Board in Turkey, Central Bank of the Republic of Argentina, Central Bank of Uruguay, Central Bank of Chile, Central Bank of Honduras, Superintendency of the Financial System in El Salvador, Superintendency of Securities in El Salvador and the Superintendency of Securities in Colombia.