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Credit Rating Agencies (Committee 6)

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Committee on Credit Rating Agencies (Committee 6) – GFSA

Overview

The GFSA Committee on Credit Rating Agencies (Committee 6) focuses on:

  • Developing and monitoring credit rating regulations to ensure transparency and integrity.
  • Enhancing oversight of credit rating agencies (CRAs) to improve financial market stability.
  • Publishing and updating regulatory frameworks, including the revised Code of Conduct Fundamentals for Credit Rating Agencies.

This committee plays a crucial role in supervising CRAs, maintaining investor confidence, and ensuring that credit ratings are reliable and not manipulated.

Committee 6 Members

Chairperson

  • Ms. Elisabeth Van Laere – Head of the CRA Unit, European Securities and Markets Authority, European Union

Committee 6 Members (19)

The following regulatory authorities oversee the supervision of Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs) within the GFSA framework:

  • Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Australia

    • Mr. Oliver Harvey, Senior Executive Leader – Market Infrastructure
    • Anna Zajkowski, Senior Analyst – Market Infrastructure
    • Mr. Adam Judd, Senior Manager – Securities Unit, Market Infrastructure

  • Comissão de Valores Mobiliários, Brazil

    • Mr. Bruno Gomes, Head of Securitization Department
    • Mr. Daniel Walter Maeda Bernardo, Director of the Office of Institutional Investor Supervision

  • China Securities Regulatory Commission, China

    • Mr. Fei Chen, Director General, Department of Corporate Bond Supervision
    • Ms. Jie Jiang, Deputy Director, Department of Corporate Bond Supervision

  • European Securities and Markets Authority, European Union

    • Ms. Elisabeth Van Laere, Head of the CRA Unit

  • Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht, Germany

    • Mr. Henning Schultetus, Senior Supervision Officer – Investment Recommendations, Users of Ratings, and CRA Policy

  • Securities and Futures Commission, Hong Kong

    • Ms. Irene Tsao, Director, Intermediaries Supervision
    • Mr. Wilson Lo, Senior Director, Head of Licensing

  • Securities and Exchange Board of India, India

    • Ms. Harini Balaji, Chief General Manager

  • Israel Securities Authority, Israel

    • Mr. Tom Goldreich, Head of Financial Technologies, International Affairs and Markets Development Department

  • Financial Services Agency, Japan

    • Mr. Jiro Masuda, Deputy Director for International Affairs Office

  • Financial Services Commission / Financial Supervisory Service, Korea, Republic of

    • Mr. Jinhyuk Choi, Lead Manager, Capital Market Infrastructure Team, Capital Market Supervision Department
    • Ms. Yeseom Yu, Associate, Capital Market Infrastructure Team, Capital Market Supervision Department

  • Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores, Mexico

    • Mr. Rodrigo Hernández, General Director of Securities Supervision
    • Mr. Otto Torres

  • The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets, The Netherlands

    • Mr. Niels Huijpen

  • Ontario Securities Commission, Ontario

    • Mr. Michael Bennett, Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate Finance

  • The Bank of Russia, Russia

    • Ms. Zoya Pilipenko

  • Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores, Spain

    • Maria José Ausejo, Secondary Markets Deputy Director

  • Financial Supervisory Commission, Chinese Taipei

    • Ms. Yuan-Ping Tsai, Deputy Director, Corporate Finance Division, Securities and Futures Bureau

  • Capital Markets Board, Türkiye

    • Ms. İnci Esen Kılıçkaya, Senior Expert, Department of Accounting and Auditing Standards

  • Financial Conduct Authority, United Kingdom

    • Ms. Irene Ho-Moore, Head of CRA Supervision Department

  • Securities and Exchange Commission, United States of America

    • David Teicher, Branch Chief, Office of Credit Ratings

Observers (2)

These institutions support the committee’s regulatory oversight and policy development:

  • European Commission, European Union

    • Mr. Rogier Wezenbeek, DG FISMA, Unit B4 Audit and Credit Rating Agencies
    • Mr. Santiago Rafael Martinez-Iglesias

  • European Securities and Markets Authority, European Union

    • Mr. Eduardo-Javier Moral-Prieto, Senior Policy Officer – Issuers and Investors Department