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Tag: rating agents

Europe needs a European Public Rating Agency - 10 May 2010 - Analysis

"Apparently the trust of policymakers and retail investors in the judgement of the 'big three' credit rating agencies, Moody's, Standard & Poor's and Fitch, has decreased substantially," writes Dorothea Schäfer, research director for financial Markets at DIW Berlin, in an exclusive commentary sent to EurActiv.

Parliament backs tighter rules for rating agencies - 24 April 2009 - News

The European Parliament yesterday (23 April) adopted a law that introduces mandatory registration and supervision of credit rating agencies for the first time.

EU assembly adopts rules to cut insurance risks - 23 April 2009 - News

The European Parliament adopted new rules yesterday (22 April) to cut risk in the insurance sector and better protect policyholders.

EU deal to tighten oversight of rating agencies - 17 April 2009 - News

European Union legislators have struck a political agreement over new rules to tighten control of credit-rating agencies such as Fitch and Moody's, which have been singled out among the main culprits of the financial turmoil.

Standard & Poor's hit by EU antitrust probe - 13 January 2009 - News

The European Commission is investigating potential violations of EU competition rules by the rating agency Standard & Poor's regarding the way it sells data to banks and other financial institutions.

Brussels cracks down on rating agencies - 13 November 2008 - News

The European Commission yesterday (12 November) proposed strict regulation of credit rating agencies in response to the financial crisis, which the EU executive believes was partly triggered by companies like Fitch and Moody's.

EU looks at US 'model' to oversee rating agencies - 31 July 2008 - News

The European Commission is considering US-style rules to regulate credit rating agencies which were widely blamed for contributing to the subprime crisis in the US and the subsequent turmoil on financial markets and the world economy.

Ministers to agree to stricter supervision of rating agencies - 08 July 2008 - News

According to draft conclusions obtained by EurActiv, EU Finance Ministers will today (8 July) back Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy's plans to set up a European register for rating agencies. The initiative is seen as a necessary step towards a stricter supervisory system after the global credit crunch triggered in the US last summer. 

Commission to clamp down on rating agencies - 17 June 2008 - News

The European Commission will introduce "mandatory, well targeted" rules on credit rating agencies to increase their reliability after the US subprime crisis and encourage market entry by new players, Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy announced yesterday.

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