Article 22 Conflicts of interest with respect to ancillary services

A credit rating agency shall provide the FCA with a description of the resources, both human and technical, shared by the rating and ancillary services of the credit rating agency or shared with the group of undertakings to which it belongs.

A credit rating agency shall describe the arrangements in place to prevent, disclose and mitigate any existing or potential conflicts of interest between the rating business and ancillary services.

A credit rating agency shall provide the FCA with a copy of the results of any internal assessment performed to identify any existing or potential conflict of interest between the rating business and ancillary services.