Defendant Name: Moody's Investors Service, Inc.

Defendant Type: Subsidiary of Public Company
Public Company Parent: Moody's Corporation
SIC Code: 7323
CUSIP: 61536910

Document Reference: 34-83966

Document Details

Legal Case Name In the Matter of Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
Document Name Order Instituting Cease-and-Desist Proceedings Pursuant to Section 21C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Making Findings, and Imposing Remedial Sanctions and a Cease-And-Desist Order
Document Date 28-Aug-2018
Document Format Administrative Proceeding
File Number 3-18689
Allegation Type Other
Document Summary According to the Commission: "This matter concerns Moody's failure to establish, maintain, enforce and document policies and procedures reasonably designed to clearly define and consistently apply credit rating symbols as required by the Exchange Act."

Disgorgement & Penalty Information

Resolutions
Cease and Desist Order
Other Compliance Related Undertaking
Monetary Penalties:

Civil Penalty

Individual:     $1,250,000.00 Shared:    

Related Documents:

2018-169_34-83966 28-Aug-2018 Press Release--Administrative Proceeding
SEC Charges Moody's With Internal Controls Failures and Ratings Symbols Deficiencies
The Commission stated: "In the SEC's order relating to rating symbols, for 26 ratings of securities known as "combo notes" with a total notional value of about $2 billion, Moody's assigned ratings to combo notes in a manner that was inconsistent with other types of securities that used the same rating symbols."

Related Actions:

In the Matter of Moody's Investors Service, Inc.