Designed by the professional and consumer executive, this is a gold mine of information on the bank market today. It provides outstanding information on publicly and privately held debt securities issued by Canadian incorporated companies, together with their features and provisions. Seperate tables list convertible, exchangeable, retractable and extendible debt issues. An additional table lists outstanding asset-backed securities.

Credit ratings are forward-looking measures which assess an entity’s ability to make timely payments of interest and principal. As such, a credit rating combines both quantitative and qualitative analysis.