Because the regulators required ratings, the rating agencies were willingly drawn in to rating structured products. (alephblog.com)
We operate in a highly competitive industry and geography for employee talent and do not expect required rates of compensation to decline. (sec.gov)
Whereas a profit center simply measures the overall contribution of a division's profitability to the parent corporation, an investment center measures all uses of capital against a theoretical required rate of return. (thebalance.com)