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Introduction




Welcome to www.spnewactions.com, a website designed to introduce the public to the broad array of new actions S&P has launched to further strengthen our ratings processes and better serve capital markets worldwide. These measures reflect our commitment to continuous improvement and are designed to strengthen and enhance governance, the quality of our analytics, market transparency and investor education and to serving the public interest by building investor confidence in credit ratings and supporting the efficient operation of credit markets around the world.

We are committed to playing a leadership role in addressing the issues currently facing the credit markets in collaboration with other market participants, regulators and experts. We invite you to review the descriptions of the actions we are taking and hope the information will help you better understand the ratings process and its role in global credit markets.

Please check back often for frequent updates.

S&P Announces New Management Appointments - May 8, 2008