Over the past months, European transportation infrastructure groups have made a string of acquisitions. In this CreditMatters TV segment, S&P Global Ratings Director Maria Lemos explains why she doesn’t foresee rating volatility in the wake of the increased M&A activity.

S&P Global Ratings publicó su más reciente artículo sobre la titulización como herramienta crediticia en América Latina. En este segmento de CreditMatters TV, Antonio Zellek, Associate Director, y Cathy de la Torre, Associate Director, hablan sobre su volumen actual y uso potencial, beneficios y riesgos asociados.

The solvency of defined benefit pension schemes in Europe remains under pressure. In this CreditMatters TV segment, S&P Global Ratings Head of Corporate Research, Paul Watters, and Accounting Officer, Sam Holland, discuss how DB deficits impact ratings and how companies can adapt.

Mikiyon Alexander discusses a recent report on state housing finance agencies and Jessica Matsumori gives an overview of the charter school medians.

The number of potential downgrades decreased significantly to 685 as of Sept. 30, 2016 from 728 as of Aug. 26, 2016, with 84 removals and 41 additions, representing a 43 issuer drop- the largest since May 2010(45). In this CreditMatters TV segment, Gregg Moskowitz, Associate Director of Global Fixed Income Research, discusses the key points.

There were eight defaults in Brazil in 2015--the highest annual total on record--up from one default the previous year. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Gregg Moskowitz, Associate Director of Global Fixed Income Research, discusses the key points.

In this edition of CreditMatters TV, Senior Director John Sugden and Director Sussan Corson discuss our updated criteria for rating U.S. state governments and territories. They explain the key changes and impact on existing ratings.

S&P Global Ratings publicó un artículo sobre tendencias de comportamiento de las calificaciones de entidades corporativas brasileñas en el último año. En este segmento de CreditMatters TV, Diego Ocampo, Especialista de Sector para América Latina, explica las probables causas incluyendo la confianza empresaria, mercados de deuda internacional y perfiles de apalancamiento y liquidez.

A recent S&P Global Ratings' article discusses the ratings performance of the brazilian corporate entities in the last year. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Sector Specialist for Latin America Diego Ocampo explains the likely reasons behind the ratings behavior including business confidence, international debt markets, leverage and liquidity profiles.

Em artigo recentemente, a S&P Global Ratings abordou o desempenho dos ratings das corporações brasileiras no ano passado. Neste segmento de CreditMatters TV, o Especialista Setorial para a América Latina, Diego Ocampo, explica as possíveis razões para o comportamento dos ratings dessas entidades, incluindo a confiança dos empresários, os mercados de divida internacionais e os perfis de liquidez.