AKG Rating Portal - Platform Guide

For the Platform Sector

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 which it operates under.

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

Net Assets

The company's net assets, according to its Statement of Financial Position.

Capital Resources Requirement Coverage Ratio

The total amount of assets available to meet the company's long-term business solvency requirements, expressed as a percentage of the Capital Resources Requirement.

Assets under Administration

The total amount of assets administered on the platform. These can be held within a number of different wrappers.