Moody’s on the rack as players burnt by CPDOs hunt for scapegoats to sue

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Moody’s on the rack as players burnt by CPDOs hunt for scapegoats to sue

Moody’s initially misrated some of the first generation of constant proportion debt obligations (CPDO) because of a glitch in its mathematical modelling system, according to reports in the Financial Times. The news will fan the flames of litigation against Moody’s by investors that lost money on structured products.

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