Snugglybear Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Don't think this has been posted yet. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8262209.stm "US credit rating agencies will face tighter supervision under new rules adopted by the US financial watchdog. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said agencies must disclose more information on past ratings to help investors make informed judgements. The agencies, which give firms ratings to determine how safe an investment they may be, have been criticised for their role in the financial crisis. The dominant agency firms include Standard & Poor's, Moody's, and Fitch. 'Flash trading' moves Head of the SEC, Mary Schapiro, said that investors' reliance on agency ratings "did not serve them well over the last several years". * Earlier this year, credit rating agencies admitted errors were made when assessing some of the financial instruments that have been blamed for the credit crunch. The agencies have been accused of failing to spot the size and risk of the bad US housing debt that was resold around the world, causing multi-billion-pound losses. They gave high ratings to sub-prime mortgage investment vehicles that later turned out to be incorrect. The SEC also proposed rules to ban "flash trading" - the process where certain financial institutions gain access to trading information seconds before it is made public. " As I say, stable doors, horses... * No shizzle, Sherlock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
interestrateripoff Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Head of the SEC, Mary Schapiro, said that investors' reliance on agency ratings "did not serve them well over the last several years". Wow is she highly paid and qualified to come up with genius like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y-QUERK Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 They gave high ratings to sub-prime mortgage investment vehicles that later turned out to be incorrect. Did they? Oh how silly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CokeSnortingTory Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 I bet they don't want them to "get tough" on sovereign debt ratings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porca misèria Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 I bet they don't want them to "get tough" on sovereign debt ratings. But ... surely we can pay all our debts from The Liar's public speaking fees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shedfish Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 (edited) when they stop gaoling niche hucksters like Madoff and Stanford, and start locking up the Mozillos and Hank Paulsons of this world.. and when Goodwin and that b@stard Applegarth are left in the stocks to rot, then i'll take their intent seriously. instead we get (from our own soggy lot) headlines like "FSA to clamp down" and then "FSA to back down" within a couple of hours of each other none though can hold a candle IMO to the Arch Liar edit: M*therfckers Edited September 19, 2009 by shedfish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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