考克斯指出:“虽然法庭通常不会明显受到海外进展的影响,但澳大利亚及其他地区接受审理同类诉讼的事实,减弱了一种观点的说服力:如果在美国要求评级机构承担责任,评级活动将转移至海外。
Lawyers in Europe, meanwhile, say they are monitoring the case. However, they say successfully pursuing the agencies will be difficult under English or US law given that the circulars sent with any rating have clearly worded disclaimers.
与此同时,欧洲地区的律师则表示,他们一直在关注此案。但他们指出,在英美法系下,成功追究评级机构责任的难度较大,因为这些机构发表的任何评级报告都带有措辞明确的免责声明。
Added to that, it might be difficult for an investor to pursue a claim until it has established it has incurred a loss, something that could take time.
除此之外,投资者要想追索赔偿可能也较为困难,除非投资者能证明自己确实发生了损失,而这可能需要耗费较长时间。
“The other problem is whom the rating is addressed to. Normally that’s the issuer and not the bondholders. So then it becomes an issue of whether there was a duty of care to the bondholders, says one lawyer.
一名律师指出:“另一个问题在于信用评级报告是提供给谁的。通常来说,报告的对象是债券的发行者,而不是持有者。因此问题就变成了评级机构对于债券持有人是否负有勤勉义务。
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