G&G Ratings Service

G&G Global Ratings

Type	Publicly traded
Industry	Financial services
Founded	1912 (1912)
Founder	Rauol Gentile and Ettore Grasso
Headquarters	Salisford
Key people	Giovanni Locuta
Revenue
Number of employees	10,000+

G&G Global Ratings (formally known as Gentile & Grasso Ratings Service Inc. and commonly called G&G) is a Salisfordian credit rating agency (CRA). It publishes financial research and analysis on stocks and bonds issued by commercial and government entities as well as commodities. G&G is the world's largest credit-rating agency.

G&G ranks the creditworthiness of borrowers using standardized rating scales which measure probability of investor loss in the event of default.

G&G was created from a partnership of Rauol Gentile and Ettore Grasso, two notable members of the Salisfordian financial community, in 1912.

Investment scale

Further information: List of countries by credit rating

Countries by Gentile & Grasso's Foreign Rating

EC

MB

BE

IN

AG

MD

SC

MS

RF

DF

NV

G&G credit ratings
Investment grade
Symbol	Rating	Translation	Description
EC	Eccelente	Excellent	Obligor has an excellent capacity to meet its financial commitments.
MB	Molto Bene	Very Good	Obligor has a very good capacity to meet its financial commitments, but are a bit higher risk than EC.
BE	Bene	Good	Obligor has a good capacity to meet its financial commitments, but is somewhat more vulnerable to adverse conditions.
IN	Intermedio	Intermediate	Obligor has a intermediate capacity to meet its financial commitments, but adverse conditions or circumstances are more likely to weaken its ability to meet financial commitments.
Speculative grade
Symbol	Rating	Translation	Description
AG	Adeguato	Adequate	Obligor faces major ongoing uncertainties which can lead to an inadequate ability to meet financial conditions.
MD	Mediocre	Mediocre	Obligor has the capacity to meet its financial commitments, but adverse conditions will likely impair its ability to do so.
SC	Scadente	Poor	Obligor is vulnerable and depends on favorable economic conditions to meet their financial commitments.
MS	Molto Scadente	Very Poor	Obligor is highly vulnerable and default is a very distinct possibility.
RF	Rifiuto	Junk	Obligor is very near default.
DF	Difetto	Default	Obligor has defaulted on their financial commitments.
NV	Non Valutato	Not Rated	Obligor is not publicly rated.
Rating outlooks
Symbol	Outlook	Description
+	Positive	Obligor's financial situation is improving.
	Stable	Obligor's financial situation is stable.
-	Negative	Obligor's financial situation is worsening.