Credit Rating Agencies

In the United States and Europe faulty credit ratings and flawed rating processes are widely perceived as being among the key contributors to the global financial crisis. That has brought them under intense scrutiny and led to proposals for radical...

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Main Authors: Katz, Jonathan, Salinas, Emanuel, Stephanou, Constantinos
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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S&P
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/10/11800001/credit-rating-agencies
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10227
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spelling okr-10986-102272021-04-23T14:02:49Z Credit Rating Agencies Katz, Jonathan Salinas, Emanuel Stephanou, Constantinos ACCESS TO CAPITAL ACCESS TO CAPITAL MARKETS ADVERSE EFFECT ADVISORY SERVICES AMOUNT OF RISK ASSET CLASS ASSET CLASSES ASSET MANAGERS BANKING CRISIS BANKRUPTCY BARRIERS TO ENTRY BASIS POINTS BOND BONDS BROKERAGE BROKERAGE COMPANIES CAPITAL ADEQUACY CAPITAL ADEQUACY REQUIREMENTS CAPITAL MARKET CAPITAL MARKETS CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS CODE OF CONDUCT CODES OF CONDUCT COLLATERAL COLLECTIVE ACTION COLLECTIVE ACTION PROBLEMS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST CONTRACT PROVISIONS CORPORATE BONDS CORPORATE DEBT CREDIT ASSESSMENT CREDIT DECISIONS CREDIT DEFAULT CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP CREDIT RATING CREDIT RATING AGENCIES CREDIT RATING AGENCY CREDIT RATINGS CREDIT RISK CREDIT UNDERWRITING CREDITWORTHINESS DEBT DEBT CRISES DEBT DEFAULTS DEBT INSTRUMENT DEBT ISSUE DEBT ISSUES DEBT MARKET DEBT OFFERING DEBT OFFERINGS DEBT RATINGS DEBT SECURITIES DEFAULTS DISCLOSURE OBLIGATIONS DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS DUE DILIGENCE ELIGIBLE INVESTMENTS EMERGING-MARKET ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM EQUITY ISSUES EQUITY MARKETS EQUITY SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMMISSION EXPLOITATION EXPOSURES EXTERNAL CREDIT FEDERAL RESERVE FINANCIAL ADVICE FINANCIAL CONTRACTS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL PROBLEMS FINANCIAL REFORMS FINANCIAL RISK FINANCIAL SECTORS FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL STABILITY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL SYSTEM FUNGIBLE GLOBAL BANKING GLOBAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM GLOBAL MARKET GOVERNANCE MECHANISMS GOVERNMENT REGULATION GROUP CREDIT GUARANTEE AGENCY HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS INVESTING INVESTMENT BANKS INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ISSUANCE JURISDICTIONS LEGAL AUTHORITY LENDERS LIABILITY MARKET ACCEPTANCE MARKET DISCIPLINE MARKET LIQUIDITY MARKET MANIPULATION MARKET PARTICIPANTS MARKET PRICES MARKET SHARE MARKET STRUCTURE MONEY MANAGERS MORTGAGE MORTGAGE LENDERS MORTGAGES MUTUAL FUNDS NEGOTIATIONS OLIGOPOLISTIC MARKET OLIGOPOLY POLICY RESPONSES PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO MANAGERS PRICE VOLATILITY PRINCIPAL-AGENT PROBLEMS PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROBABILITY OF DEFAULT PROFIT MARGIN PROFIT MARGINS PROFITABILITY PROSPECTUS PRUDENTIAL REGULATION PUBLIC DISCLOSURE PUBLIC DISCLOSURES PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC POLICY RECORD KEEPING REGULATORY CAPITAL REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REGULATORY POLICIES REGULATORY REFORMS REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS REGULATORY STANDARDS REGULATORY TREATMENT REPUTATION RISK OF DEFAULT RISK WEIGHTS S&P SALARIES SCANDALS SECURITIES SECURITIES COMMISSIONS SECURITIES INDUSTRY SECURITIES MARKETS SECURITIES REGULATORS SELF-REGULATION SHARE PRICE SOVEREIGN ISSUERS TIME HORIZON TRADING TRANSPARENCY TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS TURNOVER UNDERLYING ASSETS UNDERWRITER UNDERWRITERS UNION In the United States and Europe faulty credit ratings and flawed rating processes are widely perceived as being among the key contributors to the global financial crisis. That has brought them under intense scrutiny and led to proposals for radical reforms. The ongoing debate, while centered in major developed markets, will also influence policy choices in emerging economies: whether to focus on strengthening the reliability of ratings or on creating alternative mechanisms and institutions that can perform more effectively the role that in developed markets has traditionally been conferred on credit rating agencies. 2012-08-13T10:47:17Z 2012-08-13T10:47:17Z 2009-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/10/11800001/credit-rating-agencies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10227 English Crisis Response Note; No. 8 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research
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topic ACCESS TO CAPITAL
ACCESS TO CAPITAL MARKETS
ADVERSE EFFECT
ADVISORY SERVICES
AMOUNT OF RISK
ASSET CLASS
ASSET CLASSES
ASSET MANAGERS
BANKING CRISIS
BANKRUPTCY
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BASIS POINTS
BOND
BONDS
BROKERAGE
BROKERAGE COMPANIES
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
CAPITAL ADEQUACY REQUIREMENTS
CAPITAL MARKET
CAPITAL MARKETS
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
CODE OF CONDUCT
CODES OF CONDUCT
COLLATERAL
COLLECTIVE ACTION
COLLECTIVE ACTION PROBLEMS
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
CONTRACT PROVISIONS
CORPORATE BONDS
CORPORATE DEBT
CREDIT ASSESSMENT
CREDIT DECISIONS
CREDIT DEFAULT
CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP
CREDIT RATING
CREDIT RATING AGENCIES
CREDIT RATING AGENCY
CREDIT RATINGS
CREDIT RISK
CREDIT UNDERWRITING
CREDITWORTHINESS
DEBT
DEBT CRISES
DEBT DEFAULTS
DEBT INSTRUMENT
DEBT ISSUE
DEBT ISSUES
DEBT MARKET
DEBT OFFERING
DEBT OFFERINGS
DEBT RATINGS
DEBT SECURITIES
DEFAULTS
DISCLOSURE OBLIGATIONS
DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
DUE DILIGENCE
ELIGIBLE INVESTMENTS
EMERGING-MARKET
ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM
EQUITY ISSUES
EQUITY MARKETS
EQUITY SECURITIES
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
EXPLOITATION
EXPOSURES
EXTERNAL CREDIT
FEDERAL RESERVE
FINANCIAL ADVICE
FINANCIAL CONTRACTS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL PROBLEMS
FINANCIAL REFORMS
FINANCIAL RISK
FINANCIAL SECTORS
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL STABILITY
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FUNGIBLE
GLOBAL BANKING
GLOBAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM
GLOBAL MARKET
GOVERNANCE MECHANISMS
GOVERNMENT REGULATION
GROUP CREDIT
GUARANTEE AGENCY
HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE
INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS
INVESTING
INVESTMENT BANKS
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
ISSUANCE
JURISDICTIONS
LEGAL AUTHORITY
LENDERS
LIABILITY
MARKET ACCEPTANCE
MARKET DISCIPLINE
MARKET LIQUIDITY
MARKET MANIPULATION
MARKET PARTICIPANTS
MARKET PRICES
MARKET SHARE
MARKET STRUCTURE
MONEY MANAGERS
MORTGAGE
MORTGAGE LENDERS
MORTGAGES
MUTUAL FUNDS
NEGOTIATIONS
OLIGOPOLISTIC MARKET
OLIGOPOLY
POLICY RESPONSES
PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS
PRICE VOLATILITY
PRINCIPAL-AGENT PROBLEMS
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PROBABILITY OF DEFAULT
PROFIT MARGIN
PROFIT MARGINS
PROFITABILITY
PROSPECTUS
PRUDENTIAL REGULATION
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
PUBLIC DISCLOSURES
PUBLIC INFORMATION
PUBLIC POLICY
RECORD KEEPING
REGULATORY CAPITAL
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
REGULATORY POLICIES
REGULATORY REFORMS
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
REGULATORY STANDARDS
REGULATORY TREATMENT
REPUTATION
RISK OF DEFAULT
RISK WEIGHTS
S&P
SALARIES
SCANDALS
SECURITIES
SECURITIES COMMISSIONS
SECURITIES INDUSTRY
SECURITIES MARKETS
SECURITIES REGULATORS
SELF-REGULATION
SHARE PRICE
SOVEREIGN ISSUERS
TIME HORIZON
TRADING
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS
TURNOVER
UNDERLYING ASSETS
UNDERWRITER
UNDERWRITERS
UNION
spellingShingle ACCESS TO CAPITAL
ACCESS TO CAPITAL MARKETS
ADVERSE EFFECT
ADVISORY SERVICES
AMOUNT OF RISK
ASSET CLASS
ASSET CLASSES
ASSET MANAGERS
BANKING CRISIS
BANKRUPTCY
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BASIS POINTS
BOND
BONDS
BROKERAGE
BROKERAGE COMPANIES
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
CAPITAL ADEQUACY REQUIREMENTS
CAPITAL MARKET
CAPITAL MARKETS
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
CODE OF CONDUCT
CODES OF CONDUCT
COLLATERAL
COLLECTIVE ACTION
COLLECTIVE ACTION PROBLEMS
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
CONTRACT PROVISIONS
CORPORATE BONDS
CORPORATE DEBT
CREDIT ASSESSMENT
CREDIT DECISIONS
CREDIT DEFAULT
CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP
CREDIT RATING
CREDIT RATING AGENCIES
CREDIT RATING AGENCY
CREDIT RATINGS
CREDIT RISK
CREDIT UNDERWRITING
CREDITWORTHINESS
DEBT
DEBT CRISES
DEBT DEFAULTS
DEBT INSTRUMENT
DEBT ISSUE
DEBT ISSUES
DEBT MARKET
DEBT OFFERING
DEBT OFFERINGS
DEBT RATINGS
DEBT SECURITIES
DEFAULTS
DISCLOSURE OBLIGATIONS
DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
DUE DILIGENCE
ELIGIBLE INVESTMENTS
EMERGING-MARKET
ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM
EQUITY ISSUES
EQUITY MARKETS
EQUITY SECURITIES
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
EXPLOITATION
EXPOSURES
EXTERNAL CREDIT
FEDERAL RESERVE
FINANCIAL ADVICE
FINANCIAL CONTRACTS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL PROBLEMS
FINANCIAL REFORMS
FINANCIAL RISK
FINANCIAL SECTORS
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL STABILITY
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FUNGIBLE
GLOBAL BANKING
GLOBAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM
GLOBAL MARKET
GOVERNANCE MECHANISMS
GOVERNMENT REGULATION
GROUP CREDIT
GUARANTEE AGENCY
HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE
INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS
INVESTING
INVESTMENT BANKS
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
ISSUANCE
JURISDICTIONS
LEGAL AUTHORITY
LENDERS
LIABILITY
MARKET ACCEPTANCE
MARKET DISCIPLINE
MARKET LIQUIDITY
MARKET MANIPULATION
MARKET PARTICIPANTS
MARKET PRICES
MARKET SHARE
MARKET STRUCTURE
MONEY MANAGERS
MORTGAGE
MORTGAGE LENDERS
MORTGAGES
MUTUAL FUNDS
NEGOTIATIONS
OLIGOPOLISTIC MARKET
OLIGOPOLY
POLICY RESPONSES
PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS
PRICE VOLATILITY
PRINCIPAL-AGENT PROBLEMS
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PROBABILITY OF DEFAULT
PROFIT MARGIN
PROFIT MARGINS
PROFITABILITY
PROSPECTUS
PRUDENTIAL REGULATION
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
PUBLIC DISCLOSURES
PUBLIC INFORMATION
PUBLIC POLICY
RECORD KEEPING
REGULATORY CAPITAL
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
REGULATORY POLICIES
REGULATORY REFORMS
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
REGULATORY STANDARDS
REGULATORY TREATMENT
REPUTATION
RISK OF DEFAULT
RISK WEIGHTS
S&P
SALARIES
SCANDALS
SECURITIES
SECURITIES COMMISSIONS
SECURITIES INDUSTRY
SECURITIES MARKETS
SECURITIES REGULATORS
SELF-REGULATION
SHARE PRICE
SOVEREIGN ISSUERS
TIME HORIZON
TRADING
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS
TURNOVER
UNDERLYING ASSETS
UNDERWRITER
UNDERWRITERS
UNION
Katz, Jonathan
Salinas, Emanuel
Stephanou, Constantinos
Credit Rating Agencies
relation Crisis Response Note; No. 8
description In the United States and Europe faulty credit ratings and flawed rating processes are widely perceived as being among the key contributors to the global financial crisis. That has brought them under intense scrutiny and led to proposals for radical reforms. The ongoing debate, while centered in major developed markets, will also influence policy choices in emerging economies: whether to focus on strengthening the reliability of ratings or on creating alternative mechanisms and institutions that can perform more effectively the role that in developed markets has traditionally been conferred on credit rating agencies.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Katz, Jonathan
Salinas, Emanuel
Stephanou, Constantinos
author_facet Katz, Jonathan
Salinas, Emanuel
Stephanou, Constantinos
author_sort Katz, Jonathan
title Credit Rating Agencies
title_short Credit Rating Agencies
title_full Credit Rating Agencies
title_fullStr Credit Rating Agencies
title_full_unstemmed Credit Rating Agencies
title_sort credit rating agencies
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/10/11800001/credit-rating-agencies
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10227
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