Comments on: Credit Ratings Agencies: The 19th century’s other “Gangs of New York” http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2010/01/12/credit-ratings-agencies-the-19th-centurys-other-gangs-of-new-york/ Hedge funds, portable alpha, 130/30 alpha-centric investing, alternative investment Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:51:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Ranjan Bhaduri http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2010/01/12/credit-ratings-agencies-the-19th-centurys-other-gangs-of-new-york/comment-page-1/#comment-232330 Ranjan Bhaduri Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:50:09 +0000 http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=8743#comment-232330 Hi Sceptic, Your question is a good one, and we will find out the answer after it gets established. The National University of Singapore's RMI gets funding from Singapore governmental bodies and some private foundations; in addition, some of the revenue from other RMI operations goes towards this project. I recently went to the NUS and will state that I was very impressed with it (my visit was not connected to the credit rating project). Most definitely they are committed and have some intelligent folks working in earnest. It is good to see initiative and I am thinking that eventually it will have a positive impact on the capital markets. Cheers, Ranjan Hi Sceptic,

Your question is a good one, and we will find out the answer after it gets established. The National University of Singapore’s RMI gets funding from Singapore governmental bodies and some private foundations; in addition, some of the revenue from other RMI operations goes towards this project. I recently went to the NUS and will state that I was very impressed with it (my visit was not connected to the credit rating project). Most definitely they are committed and have some intelligent folks working in earnest. It is good to see initiative and I am thinking that eventually it will have a positive impact on the capital markets.

Cheers,
Ranjan

]]> By: sceptic http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2010/01/12/credit-ratings-agencies-the-19th-centurys-other-gangs-of-new-york/comment-page-1/#comment-232115 sceptic Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:01:28 +0000 http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=8743#comment-232115 Can Singapore's RMI be any less biased than the CRAs conflicts of interests? Who finances the National University of Singapore's credit rating project? Can Singapore’s RMI be any less biased than the CRAs conflicts of interests? Who finances the National University of Singapore’s credit rating project?

]]> By: Alpha Male http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2010/01/12/credit-ratings-agencies-the-19th-centurys-other-gangs-of-new-york/comment-page-1/#comment-231893 Alpha Male Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:46:23 +0000 http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=8743#comment-231893 Alas, just a catchy title. Good question though. The point was not that the CRAs are malicious or gang-like in any way. But simply that they were also beginning to compete with each other at around the same era in American history. Alas, just a catchy title. Good question though. The point was not that the CRAs are malicious or gang-like in any way. But simply that they were also beginning to compete with each other at around the same era in American history.

]]> By: BK http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2010/01/12/credit-ratings-agencies-the-19th-centurys-other-gangs-of-new-york/comment-page-1/#comment-231888 BK Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:58:36 +0000 http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=8743#comment-231888 Interesting article, but how are the CRAs like the 'other gangs of New York'? Is this just a catchy title? Interesting article, but how are the CRAs like the ‘other gangs of New York’? Is this just a catchy title?

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