The Rating Game

From their Wall Street bastions, US rating agencies maintain a vigil over the financial landscape, alert to the smallest change. The likes of S&P, Moody's and Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co strive to provide investors with high quality, objective, analytical information. For those individuals concerned with debt investor relations - and therefore interested in influencing rating agencies - understanding their inner workings is critical. A good presentation can mean basis point savings