Credit Rating Agencies. Still credible?

Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION
1.1-INTRODUCTION:
1.2- AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
1.3-METHODOLOGY AND DATA:
1.4-STRUCTURAL SUMMARY OF THE DISSERTATION:

CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 INTRODUCTION:
2.2-General review on credit rating agencies:
2.2.1-Definition and role of Credit Rating Agencies:
2.2.2-The Rating process of credit rating agencies:
2.2.3-The Credibility concept:
2.2.4-The Content of CRA’s credibility:
2.2.5- CRA’s credibility perception:
2.2.6-The different Criticisms on CRA’s:
2.3. Conclusions:

CHAPTER THREE METHODOLOGY AND DATA
3.1- INTRODUCTION:
3.2-METHODOLOGY:
3.3-RATIONALE FOR CHOOSING THIS METHODOLOGY:
3.4-DATA COLLECTION:
3.5-DATA ANALYTICAL TOOL:
3.6-CONCLUSION:

CHAPTER FOUR ANALYSIS AND RESULTS
4.1-INTRODUCTION:
4.2- CREDIT RATING AGENCIES BACKGROUND
4.2.1.-Moody’s Investors:
4.2.2-Standrd&Poor’s:
4.2.3- Fitch Ratings:
4.3-CREDIT RATING AGENCIES ANALYSIS
4.3.1- CRA’s regulations:
4.3.2-CRA’s remuneration and rating assessment:
4.3.3- CRA’s analyst competences:
4.3.4- CRA’s methodologies assessment:
4.4-IMPLICATION OF CRA’s ON THE CRISIS
4.4.1-The Financial Crisis:
4.4.2-The role of CRAs in the Financial Crisis:
4.5-DISCUSSION:
4.6-CONCLUSION:

CHAPTER FIVE GENERAL CONCLUSION
5.1-INTRODUCTION:
5.2-SUMMARY FINDINGS:
5.3-POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS:
5.4-LIMITATIONS OF THE RESEARCH:
5.5-SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH:

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