INFORMATION SERVICES

The Information Services Division focuses on providing authentic data and value-added products used by intermediaries, financial institutions, banks, asset managers, institutional and individual investors, and others. The division's portfolio of products includes sector/industry-specific studies/publications, corporate reports, and mandate-based studies (customised research). These products, covering a diverse spectrum of industrial sectors besides the economy, seek to facilitate investment decision making while providing a perspective on the underlying macro-variables.

Grading Services

The Grading Services offered by ICRA's Information Services Division employ pioneering concepts and methodologies, and include Grading of: Construction Entities; Real Estate Developers & Projects; Mutual Fund Schemes; and Healthcare Entities. The Grading of Construction Entities, using a unique methodology developed by ICRA and the Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC), seeks to provide lenders with an independent opinion on the quality of the entities graded. Similarly, the Grading of Real Estate Developers and Projects, employing a methodology developed by ICRA and the National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO), seeks to make property buyers aware of the risks associated with real estate projects and with the developers' ability to deliver according to terms. ICRA's Mutual Fund Gradings seek to provide an independent opinion on the credit/performance risks associated with investing in various Mutual Fund schemes, while the ICRA Healthcare Gradings present an independent opinion on the quality of care provided by a healthcare entity.