Fitch Ratings has affirmed Halyk Finance JSC's rating at BBB- with a Stable Outlook.

On February 27, 2026, the international credit rating agency Fitch Ratings affirmed the long-term issuer default rating (IDR) of JSC «Halyk Finance» at «BBB-» with a «Stable» outlook. This rating falls within the investment-grade category and is the highest among brokerage companies in Kazakhstan.

According to the agency, the rating is supported by Halyk Finance’s leading role in Kazakhstan as an investment and brokerage company, growth in assets under management, stable operating profit indicators, high quality of its own assets and stable funding sources, as well as a high likelihood of support from its parent bank, Halyk.

Fitch Ratings also affirmed the short-term IDR at «F3» and the support rating at «bbb-».

Following these rating actions, Halyk Finance remains the only Kazakhstani broker to hold an investment-grade long-term rating from a leading international credit rating agency. 

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JSC "Halyk Finance" is a subsidiary of Halyk Bank, holding a leading position in the securities market across brokerage services, asset management, and investment banking. The company provides a full range of investment banking services, including financial consulting and underwriting, corporate financing services, brokerage services and securities trading, market-making services on the KASE and AIX trading platforms, investment portfolio management, and regular analytical services. As of 2025, Halyk Finance ranks first in the ranking of bond issue arrangers in Kazakhstan by Cbonds information agency, first in terms of assets under management and pension assets under management, and is also among the top 3 brokers in the jurisdiction of the Astana International Financial Centre of the Republic of Kazakhstan by commission income from brokerage activities.