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SEC Hearings on the Current Role and Function of Credit Rating Agencies in the Operation of the Securities Markets

November 15, 2002 and November 21, 2002

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.  Session I: The Current Role and Function of Credit Rating Agencies
  Moderator:  Annette Nazareth, Director
Division of Market Regulation

10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.  Break

10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.  Session II: Information Flow in the Credit Rating Process
  Moderator:  Lawrence E. Harris, Chief Economist
Office of Economic Analysis

12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch

1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.  Session III: Potential Concerns Regarding the Role of Credit Rating Agencies (Conflicts of Interest / Abusive Practices)
  Moderator:  John A. McCarthy, Associate Director
Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations

3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.  Break

3:15 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.  Session IV: Potential Barriers to Entry / Regulatory Treatment
  Moderator:  Annette Nazareth, Director
Division of Market Regulation

4:45 p.m.  Adjournment

 

http://www.sec.gov/news/extra/credrate/credrate-sched.htm

Modified: 11/14/2002