SEBI Tightens Norms for Provisional Rating of Debt Instruments by Credit Rating Agencies
SEBI Tightens Norms for Provisional Rating of Debt Instruments by Credit Rating Agencies Moneylife Digital Team 0 Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued new guidelines to strengthen policies on provisional rating by credit rating agencies (CRAs) for debt instruments. As per new guidelines, CRAs cannot assign a rating, including provisional decisions, to an issuer or client evaluating strategic decisions. According to the SEBI circular, all provisional ratings (long term or short term) for debt instruments need to be prefixed as 'provisional' before t...