Mortgage arrears in Australia increased in the second quarter of 2016 and are noticeably higher in regional areas and parts of the country that are more exposed to the resources sector. Join Erin Kitson, an Associate Director in Structured Finance Ratings, as she discusses recent Australian RMBS performance trends.

In S&P Global Ratings’ opinion, the economic imbalances in Peru’s banking sector have receded and credit growth has remained steady this year. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Analyst Mercedes Cangueiro and Sector Lead Analyst Cynthia Cohen-Freue discuss the drivers behind our recent revision of our assessment of economic risk trend to stable from negative as well as the main industry and credit risk aspects.

The deleveraging profile is likely to be a key factor in rating the potential Bayer-Monsanto combination. In this CreditMatters TV segment, S&P Global Ratings Associate Director Maxime Puget also discusses the key business and financial rating drivers.

Reinsurers’ have demonstrated an ability to withstand the soft market… for now. But the industry is running out of tactical options and may need to consider strategic changes in a softer for longer environment.

In this CreditMatters TV segment, Madhav Hari, Senior Director and Sector Lead, and Michelle Dathorne, Senior Director and Primary Analyst of the Canadian Oil and Gas Sector, discuss our review of the Canadian corporate credit quality in the first half of 2016. So far, average credit quality has deteriorated, led by the weak commodity prices seen in the metals and mining sectors, although the outlook remains negative to stable for many other sectors as well.

Covering noteworthy research produced by S&P Global Ratings analysts in the region, "Latin America Monday Morning RoundUp" provides investors with a quick credit overview to start their week. Director Fabiola Ortiz hosts this weekly segment of CreditMatters TV.

(Aug. 8, 2016) In this CreditMatters TV segment, John Anglim and Amy Martin, both Senior Directors, discuss collateral performance in both the prime and subprime sectors, updates in ratings performance, recent findings on subprime loss curves, and OneMain’s first auto loan ABS securitization.

Reinsurers’ 2016/2017 profitability will drop below its cost of capital assuming normalized catastrophe losses, and at best will barely cover its cost of capital. In this CreditMatters TV segment, S&P Global Ratings Director David Masters discusses the credit implications if returns drop below cost of capital.

After Argentina cured its default, Local and Regional Governments (LRGs) access to external financing has eased and more provinces have issued debt in the international capital markets. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Senior Director Daniela Brandazza discusses its impact and other main ratings factors relevant for the LRGs creditworthiness over 2016-2018.

Tras la resolución del incumplimiento soberano, los gobiernos locales y regionales (GLRs) argentinos han recuperado acceso al financiamiento externo y emitido deuda en los mercados internacionales de capital. En este segmento de CreditMatters TV, Daniela Brandazza, Senior Director, explica cómo impactan éstas la calidad crediticia de las provincias para el periodo 2016-2018.