Rating-Agentur Expert RA GmbH was a credit rating agency complying with all applicable regulations in the European Union up to October 2022. Currently the Agency focuses on sustainable finance and ESG ratings.

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's direct supervisor of credit rating agencies (CRAs), has registered Rating-Agentur Expert RA GmbH as a CRA under Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on credit rating agencies, with effect from 1 December 2015. Now the Agency can be considered as an officially recognized CRA in the EU.

Official ESMA public statement
Full list of EU registered and certified CRAs

Also, Rating-Agentur Expert RA GmbH applies the Code of Conduct Fundamentals for credit rating agencies issued by the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO Code) and includes the basic principles of IOSCO Code in its Code of Conduct.

Relevant EU Regulations:

  1. Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on credit rating agencies (CRA 1)
  2. Regulation (EU) No 513/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 on credit rating agencies (CRA 2)
  3. Regulation (EU) No 462/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 on credit rating agencies (CRA 3)

Official web page of ESMA:

www.esma.europa.eu