DRO affiliate definition

DRO affiliate means an affiliate of a designated rating organization that issues credit ratings in a foreign jurisdiction and that has been designated as such under the terms of the designated rating organization’s designation;

Examples of DRO affiliate in a sentence

  • Subsection (1) does not apply to a designated rating organization or its DRO affiliate that issues a rating to the securities being distributed under the simplified prospectus.

  • The committee will report to its board of directors or the board of directors of a DRO affiliate that is a parent of the designated rating organization.

  • A designated rating organization or its DRO affiliate may also restrict its rating to securities of an issuer that are denominated in local currency.

  • Governance requirements 2.22 The designated rating organization will not issue a credit rating unless a majority of its board of directors, or the board of directors of a DRO affiliate that is a parent of the designated rating organization, including its independent directors, have, what a reasonable person would consider, sufficient expertise in financial services to fully understand and properly oversee the business activities of the designated rating organization.

  • The mutual fund has been permitted to invest up to 35 percent% of its net asset value in evidences of indebtedness of any one issuer, if those securities are issued by issuers described in paragraph 1 and are rated “AAA” by Standard & Poor’s Rating Services (Canada) or its DRO affiliate, or have an equivalent rating by one or more other designated rating organizations or their DRO affiliates.

  • Governance Requirements 2.22 The designated rating organization will not issue a credit rating unless a majority of its board of directors, or the board of directors of a DRO affiliate that is a parent of the designated rating organization, including its independent directors, have, what a reasonable person would consider, sufficient expertise in financial services to fully understand and properly oversee the business activities of the designated rating organization.

  • These additional factors may be described by a designated rating organization or its DRO affiliate by way of a superscript or other notation to a rating.

  • DRO AffiliatesProvide the name, address and governing jurisdiction of each affiliate that is (or, in the case of an applicant, proposes to be) a DRO affiliate.

  • A designated rating organization must not issue a credit rating unless it, or a DRO affiliate that is a parent of the designated rating organization, has a board of directors.

  • In Ontario, a DRO affiliate is deemed to be a market participant.

Related to DRO affiliate

  • Affiliate of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

  • Business Entity means a natural or legal person, business corporation, professional services corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, business trust, association or any other legal commercial entity organized under the laws of this State or of any other state or foreign jurisdiction;

  • BNY Mellon Affiliate means any office, branch or subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.