-trivial when more than three credit rating agencies are involved. We propose a method for comparing rating scales, and hence …Investors are being encouraged after the global crisis to reduce their dependence on the largest credit rating agencies … for risk assessments of companies and securities. Comparing risk assessments from different sources rapidly becomes non …

Article proposes comparative studies of credit ratings of the leading Russian and international rating agencies. We … analyze approaches and the possibility of comparison of agencies’ rating scales. Purpose of this analysis is to propose method … and describe the criteria for comparison of rating scales and the possibility of using standard econometric models. We …

The diffusion of internal rating systems changes the scenario of the financial strategy adopted by firms. The objective … fundamental step for ensuring that the new decision- making system, based on the internal rating, can expand the financial options … default situation is the premise for making best use of the paths of financial innovation, of which the internal rating is an …

Italian banks have never used the credit rating system to grant funds to SMEs until the introduction of Basel II accord …. Credit Rating Systems use financial ratios that are often not adapted to SMEs' assessment. In fact, small and medium …

diskutiert wie kursierende Schuldvorwürfe an Manager ("Gier") und an Rating-Agenturen. … rating agencies. …