Fitch: Deutsche Bank Downgrade

: 16. Dezember 2011

Ratingagentur Fitch mit Downgrade-Orgie gegen internationale Top-Banken. Die Rating-Agentur senkt auch Bonitätsnote von Deutsche Bank. Die Herabstufung sei Teil einer grundsätzlichen Neubewertung der Bankenbranche weltweit.

Die Ratingagentur Fitch hat die langfristige Kreditwürdigkeit von acht internationalen Geldhäusern heruntergestuft, darunter die Deutsche Bank. Außerdem senkte Fitch am Donnerstag das Rating von Bank of America, Barclays, BNP, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley und Societe Generale. Die Bewertung der Deutschen Bank verschlechterte die Ratingagentur auf die Note A (zuvor AA-). Die Herabstufung sei Teil einer grundsätzlichen Neubewertung der Bankenbranche weltweit.

The following highlights Fitch's ratings actions:

Bank of America Corporation

--Long-term IDR downgraded to 'A' from 'A+';

--Short-term IDR downgraded to 'F1' from 'F1+';

--Viability Rating downgraded to 'bbb+' from 'a-'.

Barclays plc

--Long-term IDR downgraded to 'A' from 'AA-';

--Short-term IDR downgraded to 'F1' from 'F1+';

--Viability Rating downgraded to 'a' from 'aa-'.

BNP Paribas

--Long-term IDR downgraded to 'A+' from 'AA-';

--Short-term IDR affirmed at 'F1+';

--Viability Rating downgraded to 'a+' from 'aa-'.

Credit Suisse AG

--Long-term IDR downgraded to 'A' from 'AA-';

--Short-term IDR downgraded to 'F1' from 'F1+';

--Viability Rating downgraded to 'a' from 'aa-'.

Deutsche Bank AG

--Long-term IDR downgraded to 'A' from 'AA-';

--Short-term IDR downgraded to 'F1' from 'F1+';

--Viability Rating downgraded to 'a' from 'aa-'.

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

--Long-term IDR downgraded to 'A' from 'A+';

--Short-term IDR downgraded to 'F1' from 'F1+';

--Viability Rating downgraded to 'a' from 'a+'.

Morgan Stanley

--Long-term IDR affirmed at 'A';

--Short-term IDR affirmed at 'F1';

--Viability Rating downgraded to 'a-' from 'a'.

Societe Generale

--Long-term IDR affirmed at 'A+';

--Short-term IDR affirmed at 'F1+';

--Viability Rating downgraded to 'a-' from 'a+'.

UBS AG

--Long-term IDR affirmed at 'A';

--Short-term IDR affirmed at 'F1';

--Viability Rating affirmed at 'a-'.