CariCRIS is the Caribbean's first credit rating agency. Established in 2004 by the major financial institutions, central banks and multilateral development institutions in the region, CariCRIS provides to bond issuers, investors and financial market regulators national as well as regional scale credit ratings which measure the relative creditworthiness of entities in individual countries as well as in the region as a whole.
CariCRIS' products and services include:
- Regional Scale and National Scale credit ratings of sovereigns, banks and other financial institutions, insurance companies and manufacturing/service companies
· Private credit assessments for these entities as well as for credit unions
· SME ratings
· Mutual Fund gradings
· Independent pricing of regional fixed income securities
· Independent risk assessment of investment and loan portfolios
· Training in Credit Risk Analysis - general workshops and workshops customised for individual institutions
· Industry research
CariCRIS' credit ratings facilitate:
- Easy and direct comparison of credit quality within Caribbean countries and across the region based on independent and objective rating methodologies
· A more scientific pricing of credit risk
· Determination of capital requirements for insurance companies, banks and financial institutions
· Lowering of debt cost when borrowing directly from the capital market or negotiating loans from banks
· Significant improvement of overall market efficiency through increased information and transparency
Caribbean Information & Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS)
Adress:
3rd Floor, Furness House, 90 Independence Square, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Tel:
(868) 627-8879
Fax:
(868) 625-8871
Email:
info@caricris.com
Website:
http://www.caricris.com
Wayne Dass, CFA
Chief Executive Officer
Tel:
(868) 625-3007
Mobile:
(868) 681-8002
Email:
wdass@caricris.com
Arjoon Harripaul
Head - Ratings
Tel:
(868) 627-8879 ext 227
Mobile:
(868) 497-4104
E-mail:
aharripaul@caricris.com
Sherry Ann Persad
Senior Rating Analyst
Tel:
(868) 627-8879 ext 228
Mobile:
(868) 706-6510
Email:
spersad@caricris.com
Andre Joseph
Senior Rating Analyst
Tel:
(868) 627-8879 ext 229
Mobile:
(868) 788-4693
Email:
ajoseph@caricris.com
