Supported by the Federation of Austrian Industries
The reputation of rating agencies has suffered severely from the financial crisis. While
states and investors used to trust in their advice almost blindly, stricter regulations are being called for. While considerations to establish a European rating agency exist, the oligopoly of the “Big Three” has not been broken – private and insti-
tutional investors still depend on their ratings. What should be done about the
dependence of businesses and states on these ratings? Which changes can be expected from new provisions adopted by the EU? How important do external ratings remain after the crisis?
Manfred GÄRTNER
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Professor of Economics, Institute of Economics, University of St.Gallen | | | |
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Torsten HINRICHS
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Managing Director and Regional Head of Northern Europe, Standard & Poor's Credit Market Services Europe Ltd., Frankfurt | | | |
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Harald WAIGLEIN
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Director-General, Economic Policy and Financial Markets, Federal Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Austria, Vienna | | | |
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Managing Director and Regional Head of Northern Europe, Standard & Poor's Credit Market Services Europe Ltd., Frankfurt
1984-1999 | Westdeutsche Landesbank, Düsseldorf, New York, London, Hong Kong, u.a. in den Bereichen Neuemissionen, Kapitalmarkt, Global Derivatives, Fixed Income, Treasury
Director, Agenda Austria, Vienna
1990-1991 | Bankausbildung in der Creditanstalt Bankverein
1992-1997 | Studium der Handelswissenschaften, WU Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien
1997-2013 | Wirtschaftsredaktion, "Die Presse", Wien
2004-2013 | Leiter der Wirtschaftsredaktion, "Die Presse", Wien
2011-2013 | Stellvertretender Chefredakteur, "Die Presse", Wien
Director-General, Economic Policy and Financial Markets, Federal Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Austria, Vienna
1992-2005 | ORF - Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, Vienna
2005-2007 | Austrian daily Wiener Zeitung, Vienna
Editor in Chief, NEWS GmbH, Vienna
1987-1992 | Contemporary history and philosophy (Lettere e Filosofia), Bologna
1993-1996 | Business editor, daily newspaper "Dolomiten", Bozen
1996 | Traineeship, Italys first financial newspaper "Il sole 24ore", Milan
1996-1998 | Deputy head of department of economics, "Dolomiten", Bozen
1996-1998 | Collaboration with public radio "RAI", presentation of "Pressespiegel"
1998-2001 | Financial reporter, n-tv
1998-2002 | Business editor, Der Standard, Vienna
2003-2004 | Freelance journalist for profil, trend, DM Euro
2004 | Public Relations Adviser, Scholdan & Company
2005-2006 | Editor in Chief of Finance, Business People; Deputy editor in Chief, medianet
2006-2007 | Chief Reporter, WirtschaftsBlatt
2007-2012 | Head of Department Companies & Markets and Chief Editorship, WirtschaftsBlatt
2012-2014 | Editor in Chief, WirtschaftsBlatt
since 2015 | Chief Editorship and Head of Business department, "News", Vienna