Credit rating agencies
Credit rating agencies: what are the alternatives for energy markets?
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Repeated stumbles by the credit rating agencies have led risk managers to explore new ways of assessing counterparties. Alexander Osipovich examines the alternatives
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US regulators published a proposal in December that would enable domestic banks to implement market risk capital rules without relying on credit ratings. But bankers claim the rules are overly conservative...
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The expectation that Standard & Poor’s decision to downgrade France and Austria will have a knock-on impact on the EFSF will not deter further Japanese investment in its bonds, says Japanese official...
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European Insurers face downgrades amid continuing sovereign debt crisis...
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Generali subsidiaries and Groupama receive downgrades; Aviva placed under review
EU proposals for credit ratings rules require close monitoring by hedge...
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Draft language could affect the way hedge funds perform their own internal credit analysis
Europe in a ratings wonderland
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European politicians are still blaming rating agencies for the continent’s debt crisis – obscuring some of the real problems posed by ratings, argues David Rowe
Pension funds urge US Congress to act fast on debt-ceiling deal
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Pension funds and investment firms highlight inflation, interest rate and currency risks of US default in open letters to President Obama
Mission impossible for ratings
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission is soliciting views on how to reform the credit rating process to minimise conflicts of interest and assure higher-quality ratings. But this exercise is based on an erroneous view of the possible, argues David...
Industry chiefs call for Asian credit rating agency; 'big three' too...
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Senior industry figures in Asia, including outgoing SFC chief Martin Wheatley, say Asia needs an internationally recognised ratings agency to compete with Fitch, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s.
US regulators struggle with ratings alternative
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A requirement in the Dodd-Frank Act to remove all references to credit ratings from the US regulatory framework has created a huge challenge for supervisors, which have to find a substitute. Any revised measure could put US banks at a competitive disadvantage...
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