Article: SEC and rating agencies.(BUSINESS REFORMS)(United States Securities and Exchange Commission)(Brief Article)

Article: The makeover at Moody's: credit-rating ...
The Economist (US);  June 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... curious coincidence. In April it emerged that Moody's Investors Service, a big American credit-rating agency, was under investigation ... structure had barely altered since 1970 when, along with other rating agencies, it began charging issuers of bonds for credit ratings ...

Article: Hard Noses At Agencies: Post-Enron, Moody's takes a harder line ...
Investment Dealers' Digest;  July 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... creating a newfound conservatism among rating agencies-especially Moody's Investors Service-which all are now far more willing to ... fall. These days, a chastened trio of rating agencies is responding to any hint of crisis by ...

Article: Suits hit Mutual Benefit and three rating agencies. ...
National Underwriter Life & Health-Financial Services Edition;  August 5, 1991 ;     700+ words ... ... Benefit And Three Rating Agencies Lawsuits in both ... directors, as well as rating agencies and the insurer ... directors and the rating agencies," Mr. Goodman ... Best, Moody's Investors Service, and Standard ...

Article: EU financial services commissioner Charlie McCreevy has rowed ...
Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland);  November 13, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... rules for credit rating agencies EU financial services ... monitor credit-rating agencies like Standard & ... s and Moody's Investors Service which have been blamed ... measures. The credit-rating agencies have somewhat led ...

Article: Rating Agencies Gear Up for More Scrutiny.(Moody's ...
Mortgage Servicing News;  May 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...In subtle ways, all three of the major rating agencies have made changes that suggest investor scrutiny of ... mortgage-backed securities has increased. Moody's Investors Service earlier this year started issuing formal servicer ratings ...

Article: Suits hit Mutual Benefit and three rating agencies. ...
National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management;  August 12, 1991 ;     700+ words ... ... Benefit And Three Rating Agencies Lawsuits in both ... directors, as well as rating agencies and the insurer ... directors and the rating agencies," Mr. Goodman ... Best, Moody's Investors Service, and Standard ...

Article: Secondary market keeps on ticking, rating agencies ...
The Bond Buyer;  July 18, 1995 ;     700+ words ... ... derivatives volume remains strong this year, according to figures from the two major rating agencies. While the dollar value of issues rated by Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's Corp. is below the high levels seen in 1994 ...