In this CreditMatters TV, corporate ratings analyst Christopher Lee explains why S&P expects default risk for China’s SOEs to increase, impact from China sovereign outlook revision, and process of reform.

The number of global potential fallen angels increased by three issuers to 70 since our last report, with six additions and three removals. The financial institutions sector accounts for 17 potential fallen angels (nearly 25%). In this CreditMatters TV segment, Associate Director Gregg Moskowitz explains the key trends and data points.

The creation of Atlante is positive for Italian banks in the short term, but could pose some risks in the long term. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Standard & Poor's Director Luigi Motti discusses the implications that the creation of this fund might have on Italian banks’ creditworthiness.

La creazione del fondo Atlante puó beneficiare le banche italiane nell’immediato, ma puó creare dei rischi nel lunge periodo. In questo CreditMatters TV, Luigi Motti, Director di Standard & Poor's, spiega che tipo di implicazioni puó avere per le banche italiane la creazione di questo fondo.

The number of rising stars increased from six to 10 since our last report. Of the four, two hail from the Netherlands, with one each from the U.S. and Indonesia. Companies based outside the U.S. now account for 40% of the rising stars. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Standard & Poor’s Associate Director Gregg Moskowitz explains the key trends and data points.

In this segment, Director David Peknay discusses the trends shaping these industries and reviews the rating actions we recently took on Anchor Glass Container, Halyard Health, Innovation Ventures, Keurig Green Mountain, Pfizer, Quiksilver, The Hillman Group, and Valeant Pharmaceuticals.

Neste segmento de CreditMatters TV, o Diretor da Standard & Poor’s Hebbertt Soares explica as razões para o ressurgimento das Diversified Payments Rights (DPRs), seu desempenho e perspectivas de mercado.

Las DPR’s son bursatilizaciones de transferencias bancarias internacionales utilizadas por bancos nacionales como estrategia de fondeo en moneda extranjera. En este segmento de CreditMatters TV, Cathy de la Torre, Associate Director, expone las razones del resurgimiento de esta herramienta, su desempeño en medio del entorno actual y el panorama de los DPR’s calificados.

DPR’s are securitizations of international wire transfers used by domestic banks as part of their foreign currency funding strategy. In this segment of CreditMatters TV, Standard & Poor’s Associate Director Cathy de la Torre, explains the reasons for the resurgence of this instrument, its performance in the current environment and the outlook for rated players.

In this CreditMatters TV segment, Director Mike Silverberg discusses the highlights of two Standard & Poor’s articles that address key questions about the recovery prospects for Peabody Energy Corp.’s creditors following the company’s Chapter 11 filing and explores, on a wider scale, the uncertainty hanging over valuations and recoveries.