Private Credit Ratings Face Fresh Scrutiny From Global Watchdogs

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Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Private Credit Boom:The private credit industry is facing fresh scrutiny from top global regulators over some of the ratings being assigned to debt in the $1.7 trillion market, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg News.The Financial Stability Board, which monitors global risks, has high-level concerns about the potential for ‘ratings shopping’ in private markets, where firms can seek grades on transactions from multiple providers and opt for the most favorable one, one of the people familiar with the supervisor’s work said.
