This book aims to present a picture of one of the world's leading credit rating agencies. Credited as being the first credit rating agency, Moody's stands as the epitome of the rating sector and all that it effects.

Daniel Cash is Associate Professor at Aston University in the UK. He was a Fulbright Scholar from 2022 to 2023 at New York University's Stern Business School. He has authored eight books and almost thirty articles all on the credit rating industry and ESG rating industry, after receiving his PhD in 2016, within which he focused on the provision of ancillary services by credit rating agencies.

Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 2 - The Long Road Home Must Start Somewhere Chapter 3 - From Here to Eternity Chapter 4 - Cultural Revolution, or Cultural Evolution? Moody's IPO on Reflection Chapter 5 - Systemic Derailment Conclusion Afterword - The Signal Box