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19 August 2019

Federal Register: SEC Codifies Exemption To Rating Agency Disclosure Obligations

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Federal Register: SEC Codifies Exemption to Rating Agency Disclosure Obligations.
United States Corporate/Commercial Law

The SEC rule amendments codifying an existing exemption available to credit rating agencies concerning conflict of interest disclosure obligations and the ratings of structured finance products were published in the Federal Register. The rule changes will go into effect on September 13, 2019.

As previously covered, the exemptions will be available only if (i) the issuer of the relevant security is not a U.S. person and (ii) the credit rating agency reasonably believes that all offers and sales of the instrument will occur outside the United States.

Primary Sources

  1. Federal Register: SEC Final Rule - Amendments to Rules for Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (84 FR 40247)

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