AKG Rating Portal Guide

For the DFM Sector

Ratings issued before August 2017. Click here for newer reports.

A number of data items are shown within the AKG Rating Portal for each company. These help provide some background context, alongside the rating(s) which are displayed.

For more detailed output from AKG's assessment, an AKG Financial Strength Assessment Report may be available.

The data items shown in the AKG Rating Portal, which will vary in their inclusion by sector and in some cases may also vary within sectors according to entity type, are as follows:

Corporate Data

ItemDescription

Brand

The brand is the name that the organisation uses to identify itself generally. It is not in itself rated, and a number of differently rated companies could share use of a brand.

Company

This is the 'corporate entity' that is rated. It may or may not share a similar name to the brand under which it operates.

Ownership

The ultimate owner of the company (or the majority owner if there is more than one owner). For UK registered companies, this information is disclosed in the company's statutory accounts. For overseas owners, the country of domicile is also shown. 

Company Established

The year that the current corporate entity started operating, which is usually the year of incorporation.

Financial Data

ItemDescription

Assets under Management

The total amount of assets managed by the DFM.