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KBRA Ratings Now Accessible Through FactSet Platform for Portfolio and Risk Management

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA is pleased to announce its ratings are now available on FactSet, a leading global financial data and analytics platform serving investment professionals worldwide.

KBRA ratings can now be accessed through FactSet Workstation and FactSet Portfolio Analytics, enabling users to incorporate KBRA’s trusted credit opinions directly into their daily investment, portfolio management, and risk workflows. Mutual subscribers to both FactSet and the KBRA Ratings Feed can also download ratings data through the platform to support downstream analytics, custom analysis, and reporting.

By embedding KBRA ratings in the FactSet environment, users can seamlessly view and apply KBRA’s credit opinions in workflows, supporting faster and more consistent credit decisions. The integration also enhances risk oversight by enabling portfolio segmentation using KBRA ratings, strengthening monitoring and scenario analysis across investment strategies. In addition, the availability of KBRA ratings via FactSet promotes more streamlined reporting by fostering consistency across investment, risk, and compliance functions in a unified analytics environment.

“Providing our credit ratings on FactSet expands access for investors who rely on KBRA’s data and analytics in their daily workflows,” said Kate Kennedy, Chief Corporate Strategy Officer at KBRA. “We remain committed to ensuring our independent credit opinions are easily available within the platforms investors use to evaluate opportunities, manage risk, and allocate capital.”

“We’re pleased to expand access to KBRA’s credit ratings through the FactSet platform,” said Alec Mendes, SVP, Senior Director, Multi-Asset Class Analytics Products at FactSet. “By integrating KBRA ratings into our industry-leading portfolio analytics and risk solutions, we’re helping clients incorporate trusted credit insights alongside FactSet’s best-in-class data and analytics to support more comprehensive portfolio oversight and investment decision-making.”

The availability of KBRA ratings on FactSet expands investor visibility into KBRA’s forward-looking credit insights within a widely used investment platform.

FactSet provides integrated access to market data, company fundamentals, analytics, and workflow solutions to support informed investment decision-making.

For more information on using KBRA ratings through FactSet, please contact your FactSet or KBRA representative.

About KBRA

KBRA, one of the major credit rating agencies, is registered in the U.S., EU, and the UK. KBRA is recognized as a Qualified Rating Agency in Taiwan, and is also a Designated Rating Organization for structured finance ratings in Canada. As a full-service credit rating agency, investors can use KBRA ratings for regulatory capital purposes in multiple jurisdictions.

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