Ohio filed a suit Friday against global rating agencies, claiming they provided misleading information ahead of the financial crisis that caused nearly 500 million dollars in losses for state funds. State attorney general Richard Cordray filed the lawsuit against Standard & Poor's, Moody's and Fitch Ratings on behalf of five Ohio public employee retirement and pension funds hit by the latest financial crisis. The suit is the latest against credit ratings agencies, which had given mostly... Read Full Story
Ohio's attorney general has sued the three credit ratings agencies alleging that they gave unjustifiably high ratings to mortgage-backed securities that lost at least $457 million for five Ohio public pension funds. Attorney General Richard Cordray filed the suit Friday in U.S. District Court in Ohio. He says that Standard & Poor's, Moody's Investors Service, and Fitch Ratings assured the pension funds that mortgage-backed securities had the highest ratings and lowest risk. The securities... Read Full Story
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The constant financial meltdown has produced an environment for many deceitful debt settlement services to sprout up in. The sad fact is, this period of economic decline is as bad as it has ever been. As a result, it is alluring companies into the sector of debt relief that don’t have their customers’ best interest at heart. Most are here to earn fast capital by preying on Americans that are struggling during a trying time.
But how should consumers in need of aide comprehend if a... Read Full Story
The fallout from last year's credit collapse continues as another state has sued the nation's credit agencies, accusing them of misleading investors.
Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray has filed a lawsuit against Standard & Poor's, Moody's and Fitch, three national agencies that are responsible for providing accurate credit ratings of investments.
The lawsuit, filed in United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on behalf of five Ohio public employee retirement... Read Full Story
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Equities
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Derivates
Fund Edging
Fixed Income
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