FT.com Comment Letters - Investors value accuracy ahead of stability

FT.com / Comment / Letters - Investors value accuracy ahead of stabilityFriday Oct 9 2009 SERVICES YOUR DETAILSSEARCH QUOTESAll times are London timeEmail briefings & alertscjacinto@uh.eduRSS feedsCOMMENT Your accountPortfolioLETTERSAbout subscriptionCurrency converterLog outFT Home > Comment > Letters Executive jobsFront pageCOMING UP IN THE FT WEEKENDWorld Investors value accuracy ahead ofCompanies stability Will honesty pay? To what extent have the ToriesMarketsenhanced their electability with this week’s conference Data Published: October 8 2009 03:00 | Last updated: October 8 2009 03:00and their gamble that by telling the truth to voters theyManaged fundswill be the more credible party?Lex From Prof Stuart M. Turnbull and Mr Lee M. Wakeman.Comment Pick up tomorrow's FT Weekend and read FT.com toOpinion Sir, When John Moody successfully re-entered the financial markets exactly 100 find out more. Plus, sign up for FT email alerts to trackAnalysis years ago, he offered investors detailed analyses of railroad securities and then this article.Columnists summarised his conclusions with the now famous letter ratings. On thisMoreEditorial anniversary, we applaud Deven Sharma's intention to provide more informationLetters underlying a corporation's rating ("Investors require consistency when itBlogs comes to credit ratings", Insight, October 2), but wish that Standard &Obituaries Poor's would include a specific time dimension in the rating process.Ask ...