DBRS Morningstar Publishes Updated Rating Credit Funds Methodology and Credit Fund Rating Scale

DBRS Morningstar released an updated version of its “Rating Credit Funds” methodology, which presents the criteria on which credit fund ratings are based.

DBRS Morningstar has conducted a periodic review of the methodology. No material changes to the methodology were made. Accordingly, no ratings are expected to change as a result of this update.

This update supersedes the previous version published 17 May 2019 and is effective as of 9 April 2020.

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A description of how DBRS Morningstar considers ESG factors within the DBRS Morningstar analytical framework and its methodologies can be found at: https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/357792.

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DBRS Morningstar methodologies are publicly available on its website www.dbrsmorningstar.com under Methodologies & Criteria.

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