Rating agencies scrutinized as markets sway
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WASHINGTON/LONDON  - Credit rating agencies drew more fire on Wednesday as a powerful U.S. regulator said it was investigating if their judgment had been colored by money from customers selling subprime mortgages.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating how banks, credit rating firms and lenders valued and disclosed complex mortgage-backed securities that ultimately led to the subprime crisis, a top agency enforcer said on Saturday.
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MOODY's Investors Service has placed Slovakia's ratings on review for a possible upgrade.
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A look through history shows us the effects of politics on the market.
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France and Germany's market watchdogs say they are looking into Citigroup bond trades already under scrutiny in the UK.
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The Securities and Exchange  Commission may propose requiring credit rating agencies to  differentiate between corporate bonds and structured finance  products as well as make disclosures around past ratings, the  agency's chairman said on Friday.
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Critics say the three biggest credit raters -- Moody's, Standard & Poor's and Fitch -- have become important gatekeepers in capitalism without commensurate oversight or accountability.
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Despite the high short interest, these companies may be the ones to watch.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission is examining the near-collapse of two Bear Stearns hedge funds that made bad bets on the mortgage market.
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Here's the best way to judge a fund's performance history.
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Ratings agency believes danger of exposure to U.S. mortgages is limited.
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American consumers may finally be showing some restraint. At least that is the indication from the trade figures released this week.
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Investors who want to add a margin of safety when searching for hot growth stocks may want to consider a new grading system.
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Rating the consumer-products giants on key financial metrics.
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L'agenzia di rating avverte: pericolo diverso dal 2001-03
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U.S. regulators plan to probe how the  major credit-rating agencies are paid and their independence  from Wall Street firms that issue bonds amid the crisis in the  mortgage market, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online  edition on Friday.
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Bargain-minded investors might want to start paying attention.