TY - JOUR T1 - The Future of Credit Assessment: <em>The Role of Alternate Ratings and Their Impact on Traditional Ratings</em> JF - The Journal of Structured Finance SP - 205 LP - 209 DO - 10.3905/jsf.2012.17.4.205 VL - 17 IS - 4 AU - Mahesh Kotecha AU - Douglas Murray AU - Robert Dobilas AU - Jerry van Koolbergen AU - James Midanek AU - Eric Williamson Y1 - 2012/01/31 UR - https://pm-research.com/content/17/4/205.abstract N2 - This panel focuses on alternate ratings and their impact on traditional ratings. The panel addresses where rating agency performance fell short and where did it not; how investors view ratings and rating agencies and what are they looking for now from rating agencies; how Rule 17g-5 has changed the competitive landscape in the ratings business; other key issues arising from the U.S. SEC’s rule-making process on ratings; a proposed rotational system for assigning ratings; whether regulators should assign ratings; how effective the NAIC/PIMCO model has been; how the rating agencies are and should be addressing conflicts of interest; whether there are other viable rating models; and market-based ratings.TOPICS: Information providers/credit ratings, legal and regulatory issues for structured finance ER -