Isolated Masonry Piers. 1. You may use hollow core concrete masonry units (concrete blocks) to build isolated masonry piers if the units are at least (â¥) 8 inches thick and not longer than (â¤) 3 times the unit thickness. An isolated masonry pier may not support a fl oor girder or beam. 2. Do not build isolated hollow core masonry piers taller than 4 times the unit thickness. Example: an isolated hollow core masonry pier made from standard 8 by 8 by 16 inch units. should not be taller than 32 inches. 3.
A credit rating agency is a private company whose purpose is to assess the ability of borrowers, either governments or private enterprises, to repay their debt. To do this, these agencies issue credit ratings based on the borrowerâs solvency. The three biggest global rating agencies control 95% of the market. They include Fitch Rating Ltd, Moodyâs and Standard and Poorâs. Since 2011, these independent companies have had to obtain certification from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) in order to operate in Europe.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Fitch Ratings Inc. is one of the three nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSRO) designated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in 1975, together with Moody's and Standard & Poor's, and the three are commonly known as the .Big Three credit rating agencies .reviously, Hearst owned a 40% stake in the company, while FIMALAC was the majority owner with 60% stake. Fitch Ratings and Fitch Solutions are part of the Fitch Group. It is a jointly owned subsidiary of Hearst Corporation and FIMALAC SA.