bond-ratings

An article on evaluating mutual funds in Monday's Investing in Funds quarterly report incorrectly referred to the bond-ratings firm as evaluating funds' stockholdings.

Corrections & Amplifications 2011

The family currently owns about a 4.7% stake in McGraw-Hill, whose four business divisions include the Standard & Poor's bond-ratings service and McGraw-Hill Financial, McGraw-Hill Education, and McGraw-Hill Information & Media.

McGraw-Hill in Cross Hairs Gina Chon 2011

Two McGraw-Hill shareholders are calling for a breakup of the company and for its Standard & Poor's bond-ratings service to hire help so it can improve dialogue with regulators and the public.

What's News 2011

Some shareholders and analysts have criticized the structure of the company, saying the ailing education business is dragging down the lucrative bond-ratings services.

A Call to Buff S&P's Image Gina Chon 2011

Some shareholders and analysts have criticized the structure of the company, saying the ailing education business is dragging down McGraw-Hill's lucrative Standard & Poor's bond-ratings service.

McGraw-Hill May Separate Unit Gina Chon 2011

The new law regards bond-ratings firms as "experts" and holds them liable for the quality of their ratings; in the past, the firms have said their ratings were opinions protected by the First Amendment.

SEC Helps Steer Ford Back to Market 2010

Wilmington Trust executives raced to sell the bank because they were concerned that the dismal third-quarter results would trigger a bond-ratings downgrade, people familiar with the situation say.

How Loyalty to Customers Led to Storied Bank Robin Sidel 2010

Brinks C.. and J.C. Penney C.. The companies cover a host of industries, but several completed their stock infusions as they were facing bond-ratings pressure because of pension underfunding.

Stocking Up Pensions, Literally 2009

WASHINGTON -- The Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations is opening a probe into causes of the global financial crisis, focusing in part on whether bond-ratings firms, driven by conflicts of interest, boosted mortgage investments that have since collapsed.

Senate Probe to Look at Bond-Rating Firms 2008

Bloomberg News/Landov The SEC, under Chairman Christopher Cox, put off more controversial changes to the bond-ratings industry.

SEC Tightens Rules for Ratings Firms 2008