Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Svetlana I. Nikulina Author-Email: SNikulina86@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Financial Research Institute, Moscow 127006, Russia Title: International Legislative Regulation of Credit Rating Agencies Abstract: The article author identifies the main drawbacks to the operation of rating agencies and examines regulatory mechanisms of their activity at both national and international levels. She emphasises the need to find the criteria for evaluating investment potential which are not based on credit ratings. Classification-JEL: K20, G24 Keywords: credit rating agencies, credit rating, regulation, financial crisis, conflict of interest Journal: Finansovyj žhurnal — Financial Journal Pages: 67-72 Issue: 1 Year: 2013 Month: March File-URL: http://www.nifi.ru/images/FILES/Journal/Archive/2013/1/statii/2013_01_08.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:fru:finjrn:130108:p:67-72