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Ja det ger ju inga pengar men sjukt om man är ett rating institut eller sköter tillsynen på läkemedel eller liknande.

http://market-ticker.denninger.net/

And the banks pay only if Moody?s delivers the desired rating. Tom McGuire, the Jesuit theologian who ran Moody?s through the mid-'90s, says this arrangement is unhealthy. If Moody?s and a client bank don?t see eye to eye, the bank can either tweak the numbers or try its luck with a competitor like S.&P., a process known as 'ratings shopping.' "

Read that a couple of times.

They don't pay if they don't get the desired rating?

This isn't from some observer or random commentator - its from the former head of the firm!

Mvh Jamenvisst