Calls for rating agency regulation fuel debate

A number of financial associations have called for more rating agency regulation, but have some of their proposals gone too far? Hardeep Dhillon reports

Bankers and fund managers have kept a keen, maybe even quivering, eye on the actions of the rating agencies towards US automakers, in particular the outlook change at Standard & Poor’s on Ford. But others in the marketplace have the rating agencies themselves firmly in their sights, as a number of international associations have called for further regulation in the ratings process.

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