A new S&P Global Ratings’ article discusses the recently approved law on the infrastructure projects in Peru affected by corruption investigations along with its implication on the economy and the banking sector. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Director Cynthia Cohen Freue and Associate Rafael Janequine detail the law objectives, banks’ exposure and political concerns.

S&P Global Ratings publicó un artículo sobre la ley recientemente aprobada en Peru en torno a los proyectos de infraestructura afectados por las investigaciones de corrupción. En este segmento de CreditMatters TV, Cynthia Cohen Freue, Director, y Rafael Janequine, Associate, detallan el objetivo de la ley, la exposición bancaria y el clima político en el país.

In this CreditMatters TV segment, S&P Global Ratings Associate Director Hanna Zhang highlights credit trends in the first quarter, including sliding recovery prospects for first-lien debt holders, on the heels of more top-heavy capital structures.

The 2018 global corporate default tally rose to 42 this week following the defaults of three issuers. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Gregg Moskowitz, Associate Director of Global Fixed Income Research, discusses the key points.

The number of potential bond downgrades increased to 521 in April from 516 in March, with the retail and restaurants sector leading all others in downgrade risk as measured by negative bias at approximately 27%. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Gregg Moskowitz, Associate Director of Global Fixed Income Research, discusses the key points.

Healthcare analysts, Winter Yeung and Arthur Wong, talk about newly rated issuer, dentalcorp, a Canada-based dental support organization (DSO). How does the Canadian dental market differ from the U.S. market and how does dentalcorp compare to its U.S. rated peers? Join us as we take a look at one of the larger players in the niche DSO industry.

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. Senior Director José Coballasi hosts this weekly segment of CreditMatters TV.

S&P Global Ratings recently assigned a preliminary rating to the A-1 tranche of the Astrea IV private equity collateralized fund obligation (CFO). In this CreditMatters TV segment, S&P Global Ratings Director Jesse Sable discusses the transaction and S&P’s approach to CFO ratings.

The global weakest links tally decreased to 184 as of April 24, 2018, reaching a 30-month low. The count was last lower in October 2015 at 178. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Gregg Moskowitz, Associate Director of Global Fixed Income Research, discusses the key points.

The 2018 global corporate default tally rose to 39 after U.S.-based energy resource provider Northern Oil & Gas Inc. and one confidential issuer defaulted this week. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Gregg Moskowitz, Associate Director of Global Fixed Income Research, discusses the key points.