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7 Oct 2009, 11:55 am
Critics of the plan, including Republicans and industry executives, warned that collective liability could result in a slew of expensive complaints while decreasing competition even more in an industry that Fitch Ratings, Moody's Investors Services, and Standard and Poor's already dominate. [read post]
14 Nov 2012, 9:36 pm
Local Government Financial Services Pty Ltd, the court found that Standard & Poors (S&P) was liable to several local councils in Australia for a AAA rating provided in connection with their investment in complex financial instruments known as constant proportion debt obligations (CPDOs). [read post]
28 Mar 2013, 9:42 am by James Hamilton
Chamber Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness, Washington, D.C.)In contrast to the goal of Section 939A to reduce investor reliance on credit ratings, encourage investor due diligence and increase competition among rating agencies, observed the FSC leaders, Section 939F(d)(1) has the potential to create a new financial crisis by cementing the dominant market position enjoyed by Standard & Poors, Moody’s Investor Service and Fitch… [read post]
8 Aug 2011, 3:48 pm by Lovechilde
There's been a great deal of complaining today about Standard & Poor's downgrade of the U.S. government's creditworthiness, but the time for talking about credit rating agencies is long past. [read post]
3 Jul 2007, 4:03 am
  The SEC are considering applications for formal recognition from several rating organizations, including AM Best Inc., Fitch, Inc., Moody's Investors Service and Standard and Poor's Rating Services. [read post]
15 Jul 2008, 10:04 am
On July 8, 2008, the SEC announced the results of its investigation of the three major rating agencies, Fitch Ratings Ltd., Moody’s Investor Services Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. [read post]
2 Apr 2009, 1:56 pm
Standard & Poor's Rating Services said yesterday that it will no longer rate J.G. [read post]
5 Feb 2009, 7:45 am
Final Rules The rules adopted by the SEC in final form include bans on certain conduct which should be of interest to companies with current credit ratings issued by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, Moody's Investors Service, Fitch Ratings, or another credit rating agency registered as an NRSRO. [read post]
20 Apr 2011, 8:57 pm by Ruth Levor
While some predict doom and gloom in 2012 because of Mayan calendar calculations, others look to Standard & Poor's negative credit outlook for the United States. [read post]
17 May 2010, 8:43 am
This fiduciary duty is similar to that of (again, theoretically) credit rating agencies. [read post]
17 Jun 2011, 6:00 am by Nathan Koppel
The SEC probe covers some major firms, including Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Services. [read post]
6 Dec 2009, 2:46 pm by Patrick Hindert
Standard & Poor's Rating Services (S&P) has announced a refinement of its methodology and assumptions for rating structured settlement payment securitizations. [read post]
9 Nov 2006, 10:38 am
In a news release distributed earlier today John Hancock announced that Standard & Poors Rating Services (known commonly as "S&P") has upgraded John Hancock's financial strength rating from "AA+" to "AAA". [read post]
26 Apr 2010, 4:52 pm by LindaMBeale
  A high credit rating signifies, we thought, that the credit rating agency has done its internal modeling on the underlying assets and concluded that there is unlikely to be a default and that the cash flows on the underlying assets in the securitization are sufficient to service the debt, so that interest and principal payments can be treated as relatively certain to be paid. [read post]
27 Apr 2010, 6:00 am by admin
Former executives at the country’s two largest credit rating agencies—Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Service—April 23 told the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations that the desire for market share, rather than… Read this entire article for free, activate your free 15 day trial access to Banking Report now. [read post]
10 Nov 2015, 7:51 am by Darren S. Teshima
On November 2, 2015, the United States Supreme Court denied investors’ petition for review of a Second Circuit decision affirming the dismissal of their class action against Standard & Poor’s Rating Services’ parent, McGraw-Hill Cos. [read post]
27 Jul 2012, 10:00 am by Stikeman Elliott LLP
On April, 30, 2012, the CSA announced the designation of DBRS Limited, Fitch, Inc., Moody’s Canada Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Rating Services (Canada) as “designated rating organizations”. [read post]
13 Apr 2008, 9:28 am
To date, the insurer has had its financial strength rating slashed six levels to junk by Standard & Poor's. [read post]