Australian mortgage arrears fell nationwide year-on-year but are still elevated in areas that are more exposed to the resources sector. Join Erin Kitson, a Director in Structured Finance Ratings, as she discusses RMBS performance trends in Australia over the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2017.

The 2018 global corporate default tally reached 16 last week after Wilmington, Del.-based accounts receivable management provider Transworld Systems Inc. and Williamsville, N.Y.-based supermarket chain Tops Holding II Corp. defaulted. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Gregg Moskowitz, Associate Director of Global Fixed Income Research, discusses the key points.

Israel-based Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and Brazil-based Globo have been downgraded to speculative grade (‘BB+’ or lower) from investment grade (‘BBB-‘ or higher), becoming the first fallen angels of 2018. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Gregg Moskowitz, Associate Director of Global Fixed Income Research, discusses the key points.

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. Associate Director Juan Camilo Alvarez hosts this weekly segment of CreditMatters TV.

The 2018 global corporate default tally reached 14 after North Carolina-based gun and ammunitions manufacturer Remington Outdoor Co. Inc. defaulted. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Gregg Moskowitz, Associate Director of Global Fixed Income Research, discusses the key points.

The global weakest links tally declined for the fourth consecutive month in January 2018, reaching a two-year low of 195 as of Jan. 19, with five additions and eight removals since Dec. 26. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Gregg Moskowitz, Associate Director of Global Fixed Income Research, discusses the key points.

In this edition of Capital Markets View, Chris Porter, Head of Loan, Recovery & CLO Business Development and Taron Wade, Director at LCD, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence discuss: The S&P Global Ratings analysts’ economic cycle survey results; Sponsored vs non-sponsored leveraged loans; Loans vs. bond financing activity; Flex activity in the market.

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 assigned preliminary ratings to the first UK transaction backed by Sharia-compliant form of residential housing finance. In this CreditMatters TV segment, S&P Global Ratings Director Irina Penkina comments on the specific features of transaction.

S&P Global Ratings recently assigned its first ratings to a data center lease-backed securitization, Vantage Data Centers Issuer LLC, Series 2018-1. In this CreditMatters TV segment, analysts Jesse Sable, Samson Joy, and Matthew Gardener discuss S&P’s property valuation approach, securitization cash flow analysis methodology, and outlook for the data center industry.