The rating agencies and their credit ratings What they are, how they work and why they are relevant

Credit rating agencies play a critical role in capital markets, guiding the asset allocation of institutional investors as private capital moves freely around the world in search of the best trade-off between risk and return. However, they have also been strongly criticised for failing to spot the A...

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Main Authors: Langohr, Herwig M. (Author), Langohr, Patricia T. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2008
Series:Wiley finance series
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