Talk:Fitch Ratings
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[edit]In the reference provided I don't see any indication that Fitch Ratings has dual headquarters. I question that anyway, because that would mean Fitch Ratings is a registered legal entity in both countries, and needs to satisfy legal requirements in both jurisdictions, which might be conflicting. And if Fitch Ratings does indeed have dual headquarters, it's not an "American" credit agency, it would be an American-British rating agency. JPprivate (talk) 05:23, 3 August 2023 (UTC)
Request to update founding date and history section
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My name is Miguel and I'm an employee at Fitch Group.
Right now both the infobox and history section claim that Fitch Ratings was founded in 1914. That's not correct. Fitch Ratings was actually founded in 1913 as multiple sources state. (See examples here and here.)
I was initially just going to request the founding date be updated, but as I dug into the history of Fitch more I realized there are actually numerous notable developments missing from the history section. There are also a lot of operational details in the first paragraph that feel more contemporary than historical. So I put together a draft that updates the history section and splits off the operational details into a new operations section, as that seems to be the common format for corporate Wikipedia articles. (I hope this "collapsable" draft works because I see this style of request on other talk pages.)
Proposed history and operations sections
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History[edit]John Knowles Fitch founded the Fitch Publishing Company in 1913.[1][2] The company sold compilations of financial statistics and analyses, including the Fitch Bond Book and Fitch Stock and Bond Manual.[2][3] In 1924, Fitch introduced an AAA-through-D ratings system.[2][4] This system eventually became the financial industry's benchmark for fixed-income investment decisions.[4] The Richard Cacchione family acquired the firm in the early 1960s.[5] In 1975, Fitch, Standard & Poor's, and Moody's were recognized as nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NSRSO) by the Securities and Exchanges Commission.[6] This designation meant that financial firms must rely on ratings provided by the three organizations for certain regulatory purposes.[6] In 1989 an investor group led by former Ambac CEO H. Russell Fraser and Van Kampen Merritt founder Robert Van Kampen acquired Fitch through a private placement.[7] Richard D. Cacchione, who had headed the firm for several years, stayed on as part of the management team.[7] In 1997, Fimalac acquired Fitch for $175 million and merged the firm with the European-based IBCA Limited, a Fimalac subsidiary.[8] Fitch's president, Stephen W. Joynt, continued as president and chief operating officer for the merged firm.[8] In March 2000, Fitch acquired Duff & Phelps, a Chicago-based credit rating company.[9] In October of the same year, Fitch acquired the bank-ranking service provider BankWatch from the Thomson Corporation.[10] The moves expanded Fitch's operations and service offerings.[9][10] In 2006, Hearst bought a 20 percent stake in Fitch Group from Fimalac.[11] It subsequently increased its holdings to 40 percent in 2009 and to 50 percent three years later.[12][13] In September 2011, Fitch agreed to sell its risk analytics firm, Algorithmics, to IBM for $387 million.[14] The deal was completed the next month.[15] In December 2014, Hearst further boosted its Fitch holdings to 80 percent by purchasing an additional 30 percent stake from the French owner, Fimalac, for nearly $2 billion.[16] In April 2018, Hearst purchased the final 20 percent stake and became the sole owner of Fitch.[17] Operations[edit]Fitch Ratings is a subsidiary of Fitch Group, a holding company wholly owned by Hearst Communications.[17][18] Fitch Group also operates Fitch Solutions, a distribution channel for Fitch Ratings products and a provider of credit market data and financial analytics.[19][20] Fitch Group is dual headquartered in New York and London and operates in 30 countries worldwide.[21] The firm maintains offices across the Asian Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas.[22] Fitch Group employs approximately 5,000 people, including over 1,600 analysts.[23] Paul Taylor is president and chief executive officer of Fitch Group.[24] Fitch Ratings is registered as a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO).[6] The firm has more than 2,400 employees[25] and is the third largest NRSRO rating agency, covering a more limited share of the market than S&P and Moody's, though it has grown with acquisitions and frequently positions itself as a "tie-breaker" when the other two agencies have ratings similar, but not equal, in scale.[26] Ian Linnell is president of Fitch Ratings.[27] References
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If you're reviewing the draft you'll see that I added historical details about the founding of Fitch (per my explanation above), the 1989 acquisition, and the more recent Hearst acquisition. For the operations section, I stuck to core details about Fitch's corporate structure, geographic reach, and leadership. I largely cited national media coverage, so The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Financial News, along with academic journals and textbooks. I also cited regulatory filings for a few operational details like headquarters locations.
If the operations section is implemented, I think we could cut the existing Fitch Solutions section, especially as that section doesn't have any citations.
As noted, I am an employee of Fitch Ratings. I understand that editors will need to review my proposed draft carefully to ensure that the content aligns with Wikipedia guidelines. Any and all feedback would be welcomed, thank you. MiguelAtFitch (talk) 14:21, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
Reply 23-NOV-2024
[edit]- Exact, verbatim descriptions of any text and/or references to be removed needs to be included with the request.[1] Currently, only the text to be added has been included with the request.[a]
- Individual reasons for each change should be provided, particularly when text is requested to be deleted or substituted.[2] For example, your request to change the date to 1913 has been given a particular reason by you, along with references which purport to verify the change. That type of attention should ideally be placed in each instance where a change is to be made.
- A handful of sources used in the References section of your draft, in particular, NYTimes and WSJ sources, appear to be in need of updating in order to align with the current versions used in the article. Just recently I updated those two sources to include freely-accessible archived versions of the text via the
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parameter, since NYT and WSJ are usually paywalled when accessing it normally just through the|url=
parameter. - Kindly open a new edit request at your earliest convenience when ready to proceed with the missing information.
Notes
- ^ It appears as if the Criticism section is requested to be removed, since that section does not appear in the proposed draft. If this is incorrect and the section is to remain, please clarify.
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Thank you! Regards, Spintendo 10:33, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
Request to add new Operations section
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Hello, this is Miguel again from Fitch Group.
It was requested that I put together a new request that is more granular than my previous one.
I think the easiest approach here would be to first create a new operations section that covers all relevant operational details. That's the purpose of this request: to create an entirely new section that would come after the existing history section. After said section is created, then we can review the history section and (a) tag claims that are redundant because they're already covered in the new operations section, and (b) update historical claims and add new details.
This is my draft for a new operations section:
Proposed new Operations section
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Operations[edit]Fitch Ratings is a subsidiary of Fitch Group, a holding company wholly owned by Hearst Communications.[1][2] Fitch Group also operates Fitch Solutions, a distribution channel for Fitch Ratings products and a provider of credit market data and financial analytics.[3][4] Fitch Group is dual headquartered in New York and London and operates in 30 countries worldwide.[5] The firm maintains offices across the Asian Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas.[6] Fitch Group employs approximately 5,000 people, including over 1,600 analysts.[7] Paul Taylor is president and chief executive officer of Fitch Group.[8] Fitch Ratings is registered as a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO).[9] The firm has more than 2,400 employees[10] and is the third largest NRSRO rating agency, covering a more limited share of the market than S&P and Moody's, though it has grown with acquisitions and frequently positions itself as a "tie-breaker" when the other two agencies have ratings similar, but not equal, in scale.[11] Ian Linnell is president of Fitch Ratings.[12] References
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The first sentence contains two citations, the first to media coverage (a Wall Street Journal article) that confirms Hearst Communications ownership, and the second to a Form NRSRO submitted by Fitch to the SEC that provides further details about the corporate organizational structure. The second sentence about Fitch Solutions also contains two citations to different academic text books which confirm that Fitch Solutions is a distribution channel (first citation) and a provider of credit market data and financial analytics (second citation).
The second paragraph covers Fitch Group: where the company is headquartered (New York and London) and operates (30 countries across the identified regions), along with details about the number of employees and the CEO. Citations are all straightforward here.
The third paragraph covers Fitch Ratings: its role as an NRSRO (first sentence), size (second sentence), and leadership (third sentence). Citations are, again, very straightforward.
Again, I'm proposing a new section strictly about Fitch Ratings/Fitch Group operations and supported with new citations.
To be clear, I am not making a request about the criticism section. I have suggestions for the investment scale and short-term credit ratings sections, but I was planning on making those requests later.
Please let me know if you have any questions. 65.213.30.22 (talk) 17:54, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
Reply 3-DEC-2024
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Regards, Spintendo 22:46, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for your help here, Spintendo. Your feedback makes sense. I'll post a follow-up request about a few of these items soon. MiguelAtFitch (talk) 17:16, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
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