Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee — Credit Ratings Subcommittee

Summary Minutes of August 28, 2019 Call

The Credit Ratings Subcommittee held a telephonic meeting on August 28, 2019.

The call convened at approximately 4:00 p.m. The following Subcommittee Members were on the call:

Amy McGarrity
Michael Heaney
Dan Allen
Tom Gira
Larry Harris
Kumar Venkataraman
Rachel Wilson

The following other person joined the call:

David Jacob

The following staff from the Office of Credit Ratings joined the call:

Jessica Kane
Annemarie Ettinger
Harriet Orol
Alexa Strear

The following staff from the Division of Trading and Markets joined the call:

Elizabeth Baird
David Dimitrious
Tom Eady
Ben Bernstein

The following staff from the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis joined the call:

Diana Knyazeva

The following staff from the Office of Municipal Securities joined the call:

Rebecca Olsen
Ahmed Abonamah
Adam Wendell

David Jacob shared his views about potential conflicts of interest in the credit ratings industry. The Subcommittee then discussed the status of ongoing research and potential panelists for upcoming Subcommittee calls.

The call concluded at approximately 5:00 p.m.