For such a mechanism to work well, it must link the number of assignments won by raters, and thus their compensation, to appropriate measures of their performance. Such measures should focus on what makes ratings valuable for the investors who use them – their accuracy in forecasting financial health.
此等机制要想发挥作用，必须将评级机构所得的评级数量、也就是所获的评级报酬，与对其业绩的恰当衡量标准挂钩。 衡量标准应当着重考察对应用评级结果的投资者的价值——也就是它们在预测财务状况方面的准确度。