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PUBLISHED
RESEARCH REPORTS
CORPORATE
Regulator's Plan for Pacific Gas & Electric Reorganization May Not Help
Credit Quality
Report Shines Spotlight on the Record-Setting Number of Corporate Defaults
in 2001
Chameleon Convertibles: Will The Appeal Last?
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Records Solid Half-Year Profit Despite
Difficult Conditions
INSURANCE
Report Details New U.S. Mortgage Insurer Capital Model
Article Spotlights 2002 Revisions to U.S. Life Insurance Capital Model
SOVEREIGNS
No Rating Impact as Germany and Portugal Escape EU Warning, Despite
Long-Term Worries
STRUCTURED FINANCE
2001 Transition Study Shows Continuing Stability of European Structured
Finance Ratings
Guarded Future For Credit Card Asset Quality
Mexico Enters 3rd Stage of Latin American Securitization After Achieving
Investment-Grade Rtg
First Ever Rating Assigned to Japanese Real Estate Investment Trust
RATING ACTIONS
CORPORATE RATINGS
Qwest Communications International Inc. Ratings Lowered; Outlook Negative
Alcatel Short-Term Ratings Cut to 'A-3' After Weak Fourth Quarter Results;
Outlook Negative
WorldCom Inc. Outlook Revised to Negative From Stable; Ratings Affirmed
Honda Rating Raised to 'A+'; Outlook Stable
INSURANCE RATINGS
Allstate Corp. Ratings Affirmed; Outlook On Allstate Financial Revised to
Negative
SOVEREIGN RATINGS
Sovereign Credit Ratings on Uruguay (Oriental Republic of) Lowered;
Outlook Remains Negative
STRUCTURED FINANCE
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. Assigned 'A+/A-1' Ratings; Outlook
Stable
RESEARCH ANALYSIS
CORPORATES
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.
Delphi Automotive Systems Corp.
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Daiwa Bank Ltd.
U.S. PUBLIC FINANCE/IFR
Hawaii; Tax Secured, General Obligation
LOCAL AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS
Melbourne (City of)
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