Recent actions by ratings agencies on financial companies in the news: Nomura (NYSE: NMR)/Lehman Brothers Fitch Affirms Nomura’s Ratings on Acquisitions of Lehman’s Businesses (Sep 24) Moody’s comments on Nomura’s acquisition of Lehman’s Asian and European operations (Sep 24) Washington Mutual (NYSE: WM) Fitch: Partial Sale Increasingly Likely for WaMu; IDR Downgraded to ‘B-’ (Sep 24) Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) Fitch Affirms [...]