PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Mahesh Kotecha
AU  - Douglas Murray
AU  - Robert Dobilas
AU  - Jerry van Koolbergen
AU  - James Midanek
AU  - Eric Williamson
TI  - The Future of Credit Assessment: <em>The Role of Alternate Ratings and Their Impact on Traditional Ratings</em>
AID  - 10.3905/jsf.2012.17.4.205
DP  - 2012 Jan 31
TA  - The Journal of Structured Finance
PG  - 205--209
VI  - 17
IP  - 4
4099  - https://pm-research.com/content/17/4/205.short
4100  - https://pm-research.com/content/17/4/205.full
AB  - 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