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April 17, 2010 at 12:17 AM #540925April 23, 2010 at 12:51 PM #542978sdduuuudeParticipant
Interesting – Congress looking at the ratings agency system.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100423/ap_on_bi_ge/us_meltdown_investigation_credit_raters
Someone is quoted “It’s like one of the parties in court paying the judge’s salary.”
I don’t exactly see it like that. The problem isn’t the “who” it is the “what.” They are paid to provide a rating, not necessarily an accurate rating. Pay-by-accuracy would be nice. Granted, that would be more likely if it were paid for by the user of the info, and not the issuer of the security.
April 23, 2010 at 12:51 PM #543093sdduuuudeParticipantInteresting – Congress looking at the ratings agency system.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100423/ap_on_bi_ge/us_meltdown_investigation_credit_raters
Someone is quoted “It’s like one of the parties in court paying the judge’s salary.”
I don’t exactly see it like that. The problem isn’t the “who” it is the “what.” They are paid to provide a rating, not necessarily an accurate rating. Pay-by-accuracy would be nice. Granted, that would be more likely if it were paid for by the user of the info, and not the issuer of the security.
April 23, 2010 at 12:51 PM #543569sdduuuudeParticipantInteresting – Congress looking at the ratings agency system.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100423/ap_on_bi_ge/us_meltdown_investigation_credit_raters
Someone is quoted “It’s like one of the parties in court paying the judge’s salary.”
I don’t exactly see it like that. The problem isn’t the “who” it is the “what.” They are paid to provide a rating, not necessarily an accurate rating. Pay-by-accuracy would be nice. Granted, that would be more likely if it were paid for by the user of the info, and not the issuer of the security.
April 23, 2010 at 12:51 PM #543661sdduuuudeParticipantInteresting – Congress looking at the ratings agency system.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100423/ap_on_bi_ge/us_meltdown_investigation_credit_raters
Someone is quoted “It’s like one of the parties in court paying the judge’s salary.”
I don’t exactly see it like that. The problem isn’t the “who” it is the “what.” They are paid to provide a rating, not necessarily an accurate rating. Pay-by-accuracy would be nice. Granted, that would be more likely if it were paid for by the user of the info, and not the issuer of the security.
April 23, 2010 at 12:51 PM #543936sdduuuudeParticipantInteresting – Congress looking at the ratings agency system.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100423/ap_on_bi_ge/us_meltdown_investigation_credit_raters
Someone is quoted “It’s like one of the parties in court paying the judge’s salary.”
I don’t exactly see it like that. The problem isn’t the “who” it is the “what.” They are paid to provide a rating, not necessarily an accurate rating. Pay-by-accuracy would be nice. Granted, that would be more likely if it were paid for by the user of the info, and not the issuer of the security.
April 23, 2010 at 1:05 PM #542988briansd1Guest[quote=sdduuuude]
I don’t exactly see it like that. The problem isn’t the “who” it is the “what.” They are paid to provide a rating, not necessarily an accurate rating. Pay-by-accuracy would be nice.[/quote]That’s why we need to file complaints against the rating agencies to make them pay a price for the false information they provided, which investors relied upon.
Remember the charges against Arthur Anderson?
They won’t learn a lesson until they face the consequences of their actions.
It’ll take about a decade for the finger pointing suits to resolve but in the end we’ll get a clearer picture of what happened.
April 23, 2010 at 1:05 PM #543103briansd1Guest[quote=sdduuuude]
I don’t exactly see it like that. The problem isn’t the “who” it is the “what.” They are paid to provide a rating, not necessarily an accurate rating. Pay-by-accuracy would be nice.[/quote]That’s why we need to file complaints against the rating agencies to make them pay a price for the false information they provided, which investors relied upon.
Remember the charges against Arthur Anderson?
They won’t learn a lesson until they face the consequences of their actions.
It’ll take about a decade for the finger pointing suits to resolve but in the end we’ll get a clearer picture of what happened.
April 23, 2010 at 1:05 PM #543579briansd1Guest[quote=sdduuuude]
I don’t exactly see it like that. The problem isn’t the “who” it is the “what.” They are paid to provide a rating, not necessarily an accurate rating. Pay-by-accuracy would be nice.[/quote]That’s why we need to file complaints against the rating agencies to make them pay a price for the false information they provided, which investors relied upon.
Remember the charges against Arthur Anderson?
They won’t learn a lesson until they face the consequences of their actions.
It’ll take about a decade for the finger pointing suits to resolve but in the end we’ll get a clearer picture of what happened.
April 23, 2010 at 1:05 PM #543671briansd1Guest[quote=sdduuuude]
I don’t exactly see it like that. The problem isn’t the “who” it is the “what.” They are paid to provide a rating, not necessarily an accurate rating. Pay-by-accuracy would be nice.[/quote]That’s why we need to file complaints against the rating agencies to make them pay a price for the false information they provided, which investors relied upon.
Remember the charges against Arthur Anderson?
They won’t learn a lesson until they face the consequences of their actions.
It’ll take about a decade for the finger pointing suits to resolve but in the end we’ll get a clearer picture of what happened.
April 23, 2010 at 1:05 PM #543946briansd1Guest[quote=sdduuuude]
I don’t exactly see it like that. The problem isn’t the “who” it is the “what.” They are paid to provide a rating, not necessarily an accurate rating. Pay-by-accuracy would be nice.[/quote]That’s why we need to file complaints against the rating agencies to make them pay a price for the false information they provided, which investors relied upon.
Remember the charges against Arthur Anderson?
They won’t learn a lesson until they face the consequences of their actions.
It’ll take about a decade for the finger pointing suits to resolve but in the end we’ll get a clearer picture of what happened.
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