In this week’s Extra Credit, S&P Global Rating’s U.S. Public Finance Podcast, Lisa Schroeer sits down with Not-For-Profit Health Care industry expert Martin Arrick and Higher Ed’s veteran analyst Ken Rodgers to learn about mergers and acquisitions. What are we seeing in these sectors and are there any lessons we can learn?

Extra Credit: Can Healthcare M&A Provide Valuable Lessons For Higher Education?

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No need to change your lens to get the picture: Host, Peter Murphy joined by S&P; Sector Leader Ted Chapman and Lead Analyst Nora Wittstruck explain the new spotlight on Environmental, Social, and Governance factors in U.S. Public Finance issuer credit ratings and preview how ESG will be featured in rating reports. The episode closes with an update on where the market can expect to see COVID-19 as a component of ESG.

Through The ESG Lens 2.0 And ESG In Ratings

No need to change your lens to get the picture: Host, Peter Murphy joined by S&amp;P Sector Leader Ted Chapman and Lead Analyst Nora Wittstruck explain the new spotlight on Environmental, Social, and Governance factors in U.S. Public Finance issuer credit ratings and preview how ESG will be featured in rating reports. The episode closes with an update on where the market can expect to see COVID-19 as a component of ESG.

Extra Credit: Through The ESG Lens 2.0 And ESG In Ratings

March into spring with Extra Credit as host, Tiffany Tribbitt, presents a new edition of Retirement Roundup with S&P; Global Lead Analysts Timothy Little, Todd Kanaster, and Joshua Travis to explain S&P;’s pension guidance, relevant metrics, and set the stage for the new commentary series “Pension Spotlights” starting with Texas. Editor’s note: This episode was recorded on February 20, 2020. All discussion of market events and credit conditions reflects information available as of that date.

Retirement Roundup: Pension Guidance and Texas

March into spring with Extra Credit as host, Tiffany Tribbitt, presents a new edition of Retirement Roundup with S&amp;P Global Lead Analysts Timothy Little, Todd Kanaster, and Joshua Travis to explain S&amp;P’s pension guidance, relevant metrics, and set the stage for the new commentary series “Pension Spotlights” starting with Texas. (Episode Recorded Feb. 20, 2020)

Extra Credit - Retirement Roundup: Pension Guidance and Texas (Recorded Feb. 20, 2020)

Host, Peter Murphy, takes us through a wrinkle in credit with S&P; Global Lead Analysts David Hitchcock, Blake Yocom, and Ying Huang as they journey through the United States from west to east to discuss California’s “No Place Like Home” bonds, the pensions of Cook County, Illinois and Massachusetts based Lasell University.

Extra Credit: Can Healthcare M&A Provide Valuable Lessons For Higher Education?

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