1. | Full name of the credit rating agency, address of the registered office within the ►M3 Union ◄ |
2. | Name and contact details of a contact person and of the compliance officer |
3. | Legal status |
4. | Class of credit ratings for which the credit rating agency is applying to be registered |
5. | Ownership structure |
6. | Organisational structure and corporate governance |
7. | Financial resources to perform credit rating activities |
8. | Staffing of credit rating agency and its expertise |
9. | Information regarding subsidiaries of credit rating agency |
10. | Description of the procedures and methodologies used to issue and review credit ratings |
11. | Policies and procedures to identify, manage and disclose any conflicts of interests |
12. | Information regarding rating analysts |
13. | Compensation and performance evaluation arrangements |
14. | Services other than credit rating activities, which the credit rating agency intends to provide |
15. | Programme of operations, including indications of where the main business activities are expected to be carried out, branches to be established, and setting out the type of business envisaged |
16. | Documents and detailed information related to the expected use of endorsement |
17. | Documents and detailed information related to the expected outsourcing arrangements including information on entities assuming outsourcing functions. |