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Comment: Credit-rating easing could stem overindebtedness worries, Dutch central bank says

By Jack Schickler ( August 14, 2019, 09:01 GMT | Insight) -- EU rules for credit-rating agencies could be eased to allow investors to better contain the risky rise in collateralized loan obligations, Dutch National Bank researchers have said. Regulations that require two ratings to be offered should focus on the more complex kinds of structured finance, the central bank study has said.As risky structured loans raise regulatory fears about a repeat of the 2007-08 financial crisis, Dutch researchers wonder if the answer lies — counterintuitively — in easing the requirements imposed on credit-rating agencies. ...

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