EUROPE - The European Union proposed to regulate Standard & Poor's, Moody's Investors Service and other credit-rating companies, blaming them for ignoring conflicts of interest and risks that helped fuel the financial crisis.
Rating companies would have to register with authorities, end consulting work and shield analysts from business pressures, under the proposal by the European Commission yesterday in Brussels. The f...
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