Task: Class Definition Understanding (ontology: Business_Finance/Financial_Industry_Business_Ontology)

Which of the following definitions best describes 'rating agency'?

A. rating issuer that is also a rating scale publisher, frequently but not always an independent rating service
B. party responsible for managing one or more rating schemes and potentially publishing ratings based on those schemes
C. report describing a set of ratings
D. party that is responsible for issuing ratings

Answer: rating issuer that is also a rating scale publisher, frequently but not always an independent rating service