Moody’s moves to improve ratings differentiation

Moody’s last week proposed changes to its methodology for rating money market funds aimed at providing investors with greater transparency regarding fund characteristics and a better picture of both market and liquidity risks.
The new methodology stems from the difficulties money funds experienced during the credit crisis, with at least three dozen US prime money market funds being propped up by their parent companies.
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