OREANDA-NEWS. February 09, 2015. Fitch Ratings has withdrawn The Westfield Group's Long-Term Issuer Default Rating of 'A-' with Stable Outlook and senior unsecured rating of 'A-'.

The withdrawal follows the restructuring of the Australia-based group into the Scentre Group and Westfield Corporation. The Westfield Group no longer exists.

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Nandini Vijayaraghavan, CFA
Director
+65 67967216
Fitch Ratings Singapore Pte Ltd
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Secondary Analyst
Hasira De Silva, CFA
Director
+65 6796 7240

Committee Chairperson
Vicky Melbourne
Senior Director
+61 2 8256 0325

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Applicable criteria, "Corporate Rating Methodology: Including Short-Term Ratings and Parent and Subsidiary Linkage", dated 28 May 2014 are available at www.fitchratings.com