Expect[ed] Loss

The fight for transparency in the financial markets is gaining traction. Even maverick Judge Rakoff, in his SEC v. Citi settlement ruling, g...

by PF2 consultant Rick Michalek It's 11:59pm. Do you know where your collateral is? The question of how to locate and ensure the realiza...

The good news, for investors in TruPS CDOs, is that at least one rating agency has responded to our calls for upgrades . Moody’s, in two sep...

I often ask myself how valuable any sell-side research can be, given the obvious conflicts being suffered through by a banks’ research team....

The role of the credit rating agencies in the recent financial crisis has been highlighted by numerous investigations including the Financia...

“Fortuna's wheel had turned on humanity, crushing its collarbone, smashing its skull, twisting its torso, puncturing its pelvis, sorrow...

The concept of conflicted opinions is dear to us. When a conflict is more than a conflict it has the power to put the conflicted party in a ...

The debt ceiling debacle has rejuvenated the discussion about the adequacy and effectiveness of sovereign credit ratings, as they're cur...

This is a second piece on the topic of sovereign debt and ratings, by guest author Marc Joffe*. You can access his prior piece here: US Debt...

By guest author Marc Joffe* News reports and punditry reveal a shocking ignorance of the role played by rating agencies in the US deficit de...