20: Rating Agencies Between Governments and Businesses
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Hauptschule
Breakout
in deutscher SpracheSupported by the Federation of Austrian Industries
The reputation of rating agencies has suffered severely from the financial crisis. While
states and investors used to trust in their advice almost blindly, stricter regulations are being called for. While considerations to establish a European rating agency exist, the oligopoly of the “Big Three” has not been broken – private and insti-
tutional investors still depend on their ratings. What should be done about the
dependence of businesses and states on these ratings? Which changes can be expected from new provisions adopted by the EU? How important do external ratings remain after the crisis?
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Dipl.-Kfm. Torsten HINRICHS
Managing Director and Regional Head of Northern Europe, Standard & Poor's Credit Market Services Europe Ltd., Frankfurt
| 1984-1999 | Westdeutsche Landesbank, Düsseldorf, New York, London, Hong Kong, u.a. in den Bereichen Neuemissionen, Kapitalmarkt, Global Derivatives, Fixed Income, Treasury |
| seit 1999 | Managing Director, Niederlassungsleiter, Standard & Poor's Credit Market Services Europe Limited (Niederlassung Deutschland) und Geschäftsführer, McGraw-Hill (Germany) GmbH, CEO Standard & Poor's Credit Market Services Europe Limited, Filiale Sweden |
Dr. Franz SCHELLHORN
Director, Agenda Austria, Vienna
| 1990-1991 | Bankausbildung, Creditanstalt Bankverein, Wien |
| 1992-1997 | Studium der Handelswissenschaften, WU - Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien |
| 1997-2013 | Wirtschaftsredaktion, "Die Presse", Wien |
| 2004-2013 | Leiter der Wirtschaftsredaktion, "Die Presse", Wien |
| 2011-2013 | Stellvertretender Chefredakteur, "Die Presse", Wien |
| seit 2013 | Direktor, Agenda Austria, Wien |
Mag. Harald WAIGLEIN
Director-General, Economic Policy and Financial Markets, Federal Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Austria, Vienna
| 1992-2005 | ORF - Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, Vienna |
| 2005-2007 | Austrian daily Wiener Zeitung, Vienna |
| since 2008 | Federal Ministry of Finance, Vienna |
Dr. Esther MITTERSTIELER
Editor in Chief, NEWS GmbH, Vienna
| 1987-1992 | Contemporary history and philosophy (Lettere e Filosofia), Bologna |
| 1993-1996 | Business editor, daily newspaper "Dolomiten", Bozen |
| 1996 | Traineeship, Italys first financial newspaper "Il sole 24ore", Milan |
| 1996-1998 | Deputy head of department of economics, "Dolomiten", Bozen |
| Collaboration with public radio "RAI", presentation of "Pressespiegel" | |
| 1998-2001 | Financial reporter, n-tv |
| 1998-2002 | Business editor, Der Standard, Vienna |
| 2003-2004 | Freelance journalist for profil, trend, DM Euro |
| 2004 | Public Relations Adviser, Scholdan & Company |
| 2005-2006 | Editor in Chief of Finance, Business People; Deputy editor in Chief, medianet |
| 2006-2007 | Chief Reporter, WirtschaftsBlatt |
| 2007-2012 | Head of Department Companies & Markets and Chief Editorship, WirtschaftsBlatt |
| 2012-2014 | Editor in Chief, WirtschaftsBlatt |
| since 2015 | Chief Editorship and Head of Business department, "News", Vienna |
| since 2017 | Editor in Chief, "News", Vienna |
