Press Release

DBRS Publishes Two Updated Financial Institution Methodologies

Non-Bank Financial Institutions
January 15, 2014

DBRS has today published two updated financial institution methodologies as follows:

-- Rating Companies in the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Industry; and
-- Rating Asset Management Companies.

While each methodology has been revised for greater clarity, the changes overall are not substantive and there were no rating changes or rating actions caused by the publication of these methodologies.

DBRS's rating definitions and the terms of use of such ratings are available at www.dbrs.com.

These methodologies providing insight into DBRS’s processes and criteria are available by contacting us at info@dbrs.com.