Request for Comment: Proposed updates to Banks methodology (EMEA / AMER)
Moody's Ratings is hosting a webinar to discuss the proposed updates to its Banks rating methodology. The session will cover the introduction of the XG Issuer Rating, a new issuer-level rating that reflects an institution’s ability to honor senior unsecured debt and debt-like obligations absent any implicit extraordinary government support.
Discussion topics include:
- Key regulatory context
- Overview of our proposed approach to assign XG Issuer Ratings
- Other considerations
Speakers
Stephen Long
Managing Director, Global Co-Head of Banking
Moody's Ratings
Maria Vinuela
Vice President -Senior Analyst, Financial Institutions
Moody's Ratings
Nadejda Seu
Vice President - Senior Analysts/MDG, Credit Strategy & Standards
Moody's Ratings
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Stephen is a Managing Director and Global Co-Head of banking. He is co-responsible for global bank ratings and is based in London where he primarily focuses on banks in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
From 2022-2025 he was the Managing Director and Regional Head of EMEA, Stephen also served as the Country Manager for the United Kingdom for Moody’s Ratings. He was responsible for core business strategy, governance and oversight in the EMEA region.
Before relocating to London, Stephen held the position as Global Co-Head of Banking from 2010 to 2022, based in Hong Kong. In this role, he was responsible for global bank ratings with a primary focus on banks across the Asia-Pacific region.
Prior to joining Moody’s, Stephen worked at J.P. Morgan in London, Tokyo and Hong Kong in various senior credit, research and rating advisory positions. From 1990-1996 he was a bank analyst at S&P Global in London and Paris.
Stephen began his career as a banking regulator at the Bank of England. He is a graduate of the University of Oxford, where he studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics.
Maria Vinuela is a Vice President – Senior Analyst in the Europe, Middle East and Africa banking team, based in Madrid. In this capacity, she is lead and back-up analyst for a range of Spanish, Portuguese and Polish banks.
Prior to joining Moody’s in 2009, María was a senior auditor in the financial institutions group of Ernst&Young, where she was responsible for the audit of a large variety of financial institutions.
María has a B.A. in Business Administration from the Colegio Universitario de Estudios Financieros (CUNEF) in Madrid.