Tagged with "Morningstar"

SEC Sues Morningstar Over Undisclosed Changes to Bond Ratings

Posted on February 24th, 2021 at 3:37 PM
SEC Sues Morningstar Over Undisclosed Changes to Bond Ratings

Morningstar Inc. allegedly made adjustments to 30 commercial mortgage-backed securities valued at $30 billion.

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Morningstar Credit Ratings Pays SEC $3.5 Million to Settle Charges

Posted on May 15th, 2020 at 1:47 PM
Morningstar Credit Ratings Pays SEC $3.5 Million to Settle Charges

Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle charges brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).  The SEC charged Morningstar with violating a conflict of interest rule which was designed to separate credit ratings and analysis from sales and marketing.

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Investors Capture Less Than Half of Returns

Posted on July 8th, 2015 at 4:28 PM
Investors Capture Less Than Half of Returns

In an analysis, Morningstar data showed investors in bond funds underperformed the “unconstrained” managers of investments and traditional fixed-income funds within the last decade. This largely is due to investors, going in and out of investments at the wrong time.

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