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Berkshire examined in credit ratings probe

Berkshire Hathaway is being examined as part of a broad investigation into conflicts of interest in the credit rating industry that is being conducted by the Connecticut attorney-general

Ratings agencies slam guarantee proposals

‘Redundant’ warning to regulators

SEC to report on credit rating agencies

US watchdog working on proposals for new rules

SEC to propose rules on ratings conflicts

Broad review of the industry underway

Moody’s tougher on mortgage lenders

Measure to improve borrower information

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Insight: Credit crisis lurches from bad numbers to bad writing

Is this a real triple-A or a rating agency triple-A? Investors should be aware that semantics matter when asking this question, writes Arturo Cifuentes

Ratings reform

Ratings agencies

One option is for issuers to pay into an independently managed pool that would assign a rating agency, breaking the commercial incentive to rate bonds high

On Wall St: Rating agencies struggle to make the grade

Investor outrage and regulatory pressure has lashed the ratings agencies, writes Michael Mackenzie

Ratings agencies move to quell critics

Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch plan to appoint advisory boards and to separate sales teams from credit analysis to address the conflicts of interest issue, writes Gillian Tett

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