Markit Derivatives Data to Travel Sky Road

Daily News;  December 4, 2006 ;     591 words ......derivatives is now integrated into the Sky Road Platform, which provides front-to-back...4 news release. Included in the hosted Sky Road Platform is Markit's pricing for credit...through the CDS markets. According to Sky Road, the platform can be preconfigured to...

A user's guide to credit ratings.(Table)

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand Bulletin;  September 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...This article explains how credit ratings can be used by individual investors...decisions, and the benefits of credit ratings to the financial system. A credit...The obligation to disclose credit ratings has been a feature of New Zealand...

Standard & Poor's Unveils RatingsXpress Credit Ratings 2.0; New...

PR Newswire;  January 21, 2003 ;     474 words ......Poor's today unveiled RatingsXpress Credit Ratings 2.0 with enhanced customization options. Launched in April 2001, RatingsXpress Credit Ratings provides global institutions with a...applications. Prior to 2.0, RatingsXpress Credit Ratings provided data exclusively through two...

Is ignorance bliss? Consumer accuracy in judgments about credit ratings.

Journal of Consumer Affairs;  June 22, 2008 ;     700+ words ......consumers' self-assessments of their credit ratings. Findings suggest that approximately...percent of consumers overestimate their credit ratings, while only 4 percent underestimate their credit ratings. Those who overestimate their credit...

8 The determinants of credit ratings: Australian evidence.

Australian Journal of Management;  December 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......financial and industry variables have on credit ratings issued for Australian firms by Standard...have the most pronounced effect on credit ratings. Profitability variables and industry...is increasing over time. Keywords: CREDIT RATINGS; ORDERED PROBIT MODEL. 1. Introduction...

Credit ratings go under the microscope.

Australasian Business Intelligence;  February 17, 2002 ;     188 words ......2001 terrorist attacks in the US. Corporate credit ratings are under scrutiny and are also being re-assess...that buys debt and operates an extensive credit ratings system. It the credit ratings downgrades occur to US corporations in the...

SEC PUBLISHES PROPOSALS TO INCREASE INVESTOR PROTECTIONS BY REDUCING...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 1, 2008 ;     470 words ......to make the limits and purposes of credit ratings clear to investors and ensure that...bring increased transparency to the credit ratings process and curb practices that contributed...from paying close attention to what credit ratings actually mean." Erik R. Sirri, Director...

Standard & Poor's and RIMES Technologies Team to Provide Credit Ratings...

PR Newswire;  December 10, 2007 ;     571 words ......customers to have S&P's extensive credit ratings available to support investment decisions...announced it will provide its premier credit ratings data to RIMES Technologies and its...services industry's increasing demand for credit ratings information. RIMES Technologies, a...

SIFMA Supports Retaining References to Credit Ratings in Regulations

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 4, 2008 ;     700+ words ......against proposals to remove references to credit ratings in regulations, which the SEC issued...intention of avoiding overreliance on credit ratings and promoting independent analysis...the possibility of undue reliance on credit ratings supports the deletion of references...

Standard & Poor's and RIMES Technologies Team to Provide Credit Ratings...

U.S. Newswire;  December 10, 2007 ;     544 words ......announced it will provide its premier credit ratings data to RIMES Technologies and its...services industry's increasing demand for credit ratings information. RIMES Technologies, a...with Standard & Poor's Issue & Issuer Credit Ratings covering the universe of Global Issuers...

SEC Aims to Limit Credit Ratings' Influence; Role in Financial Regulation...

The Washington Post;  June 26, 2008 ;     532 words ......moved yesterday to limit the importance of credit ratings in the regulation of financial firms...have made investors more complacent about credit ratings. People may interpret credit ratings as a semi-official government endorsement...

First carbon credit ratings service to tap market

Xinhua News Agency;  June 25, 2008 ;     382 words ...First carbon credit ratings service to tap market LONDON...world's first independent carbon credit ratings service was launched at the London...service will provide detailed credit ratings for carbon offset assets in the...

Credit Ratings: Benefits and potential pitfalls of various systems.

M2 Presswire;  June 28, 2004 ;     438 words ......28 June 2004-Research and Markets: Credit Ratings: Benefits and potential pitfalls of...and Markets announces the addition of Credit Ratings: Methodologies, Rationale and Default...bodies and academics involved in the credit ratings process. - Provides a unique insight...

Ericsson's SEK30bn rights offering threatened by lower credit...

Nordic Business Report;  July 26, 2002 ;     118 words ......rights offering threatened by lower credit ratings (C)1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD...will not be backed by banks if its credit ratings are lowered to BB- by Standard &...there were no liabilities linked to credit ratings. Following the news Ericsson's share...

GM, Ford take hit after S&P reviews credit ratings

Winnipeg Free Press;  October 10, 2008 ;     286 words ......Ratings Services placed their credit ratings under review for possible downgrade...the "B-" long-term corporate credit ratings for both Ford and GM, along with the "B-" long-term counterparty credit ratings for the two companies' respective...