Speed. Smarts. Skill.

Vivat, Inc. as an official sponsor of the U.S. bobsled and skeleton team through the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. Vivat, Inc. as an official sponsor of the U.S. bobsled and skeleton team through the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. The U.S. team had a record breaking 2012 World Championships on home ice in Lake Placid, N.Y. Our athletes stepped up to establish themselves as the best sliders in the world by claiming four gold medals, a bronze medal and 12 top-10 finishes.

Dodd-Frank

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act enhances the SEC’s enforcement mechanisms, and adds a number of requirements on NRSROs that are immediately effective (i.e., do not depend on SEC rulemaking). The Dodd-Frank Act also requires the Commission to adopt a number of new rules concerning:

Annual reports on internal controls

Conflicts of interest with respect to sales and marketing practices 

“Look-backs” when credit analysts leave the NRSRO 

Fines and penalties 

Disclosure of performance statistics

Application and disclosure of credit rating methodologies

Form disclosure of data and assumptions underlying credit ratings, among other things

Disclosure about third party due diligence

Analyst training and testing

Consistent application of rating symbols and definitions

Specific and additional disclosure for ratings related to ABS products

In response to the recent recession, the Act introduced the most significant updates to financial regulation in the United States in decades, representing a significant change in the American financial regulatory environment affecting all Federal financial regulatory agencies and almost every aspect of the nation's financial services industry.

Vivat's innovative technology solutions can assist your company with new requirements for transparency and mastering other demands of regulatory change. Our experience gained by working with other companies gives us the knowledge to help organizations think longer-term, make the right choices and create value as sustainability improves. Our approach is unique and comprehensive, driven by a customized road map that addresses each client's immediate priorities, planned improvements, longer-term strategic improvements and designated timetable.

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