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Record Nr.

UNINA9910960887703321

Autore

Sy Amadou

Titolo

The Systemic Regulation of Credit Rating Agencies and Rated Markets / / Amadou Sy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009

ISBN

9786612843433

9781462307340

1462307345

9781452765204

1452765200

9781282843431

1282843435

9781451872767

1451872763

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (38 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

Disciplina

338.2378

Soggetti

Rating agencies (Finance)

Financial crises

Banks and Banking

Brokerage

Capital and Ownership Structure

Credit ratings

Credit risk

Credit

Finance

Finance: General

Financial Crises

Financial Institutions and Services: Government Policy and Regulation

Financial institutions

Financial instruments

Financial regulation and supervision

Financial Risk and Risk Management

Financial risk management

Financial sector policy and analysis

Financial services law & regulation

Financing Policy

General Financial Markets: General (includes Measurement and Data)

General Financial Markets: Government Policy and Regulation



Goodwill

Investment & securities

Investment Banking

Investments: General

Monetary economics

Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit: General

Money and Monetary Policy

Money

Ratings and Ratings Agencies

Securities

Systemic risk

Value of Firms

Venture Capital

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; I. Introduction; II. Lessons from Previous Rating Crises; III. Credit Ratings in Capital Markets; A. The Demand and Supply for Credit Ratings; B. Use of Credit Ratings in Legislation, Regulations and Supervisory Policies (LRSP's); C. Costs and Benefits of Ratings; IV. The Systemic Risk of Ratings; V. Role of CRA's in Structured Products Markets; A. The Rapid Growth of Structured Products; B. AAA as the Gold Standard; VI. Model Risk in the Rating of Structured Credit Products; VII. Governance Issues in the Rating of Structured Credit Products; VIII. Policy Recommendations

A. Regulating CRAsB. Regulating Rated Securities Markets; C. Ensuring Systemic Stability; IX. Conclusions; X. Reference

Sommario/riassunto

Credit ratings have contributed to the current financial crisis. Proposals to regulate credit rating agencies focus on micro-prudential issues and aim at reducing conflicts of interest and increasing transparency and competition. In contrast, this paper argues that macro-prudential regulation is necessary to address the systemic risk inherent to ratings. The paper illustrates how financial markets have increasingly relied on ratings. It shows how downgrades have led to systemic market losses and increased illiquidity. The paper suggests the use of "ratings maps" and stress-tests to assess the systemic risk of ratings, and increased capital or liquidity buffers to manage such risk.