Claire Heaton

Fitch Australia Pty Ltd. is the Australia-based research subsidiary of Fitch Ratings Ltd., which is ultimately held by Hearst Family Trust. The firm is headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales. Fitch Australia provides research and specialized ratings of services to residential and commercial mortgages, asset managers and managed funds.

Fitch Ratings Ltd. (FRL) is an investment research firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1977 and is a subsidiary of Fitch Ratings, Inc., ultimately held by The Hearst Family Trust in the US. FRL provides research and specialized ratings of services to residential and commercial mortgages, asset managers and managed funds. They also publish quantitatively based ratings such as Q-IFS ratings.