S&P Global Ratings publicó recientemente un artículo sobre las expectativas de desarrollo del mercado de fideicomisos respaldados por hipotecas residenciales (RMBS) en Argentina. En este segmento de CreditMatters TV, Daniela Fernández Gil, Associate Director, explica el reciente crecimiento de la originación de préstamos hipotecarios en el país y los desafíos presentes.

Capex intensity differs across healthcare companies and subsectors. In this podcast, S&P Global Ratings analysts Alice Kedem and David Kaplan highlight why capex intensity is often significantly higher among healthcare service providers than for pharmaceutical and medical device companies, identify some of the outliers, and explain how we incorporate capital intensity into our ratings.

In December 2017, the global weakest links tally declined to 198 issuers, its lowest level in two years. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Gregg Moskowitz, Associate Director of Global Fixed Income Research, discusses the key points.

The 2018 global corporate default tally increased to three last week after U.S.-based environmental and facilities service provider Liberty Tire Recycling Holdco LLC defaulted. 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 Abril Cañizares hosts this weekly segment of CreditMatters TV.

S&P Global Ratings see three clusters of healthcare companies as most susceptible to a rating change stemming from the U.S. Tax Reform. In this CreditMatters TV segment, analysts Shannon Murphy and David Kaplan assess the type of impact the reform should have on companies with substantial foreign cash, on those with ratings already vulnerable to a change, and on those with ‘B’ ratings or below.

The non-QM market is new and growing fast. But is it simply a reincarnation of a product we have seen in the past? In this CreditMatters TV segment, Senior Director Tom Schopflocher compares non-QM to historical loan product types, noting that as the non-QM market evolves, we should see improved liquidity and tighter spreads.

Electronic health record providers should face stronger competition and pricing pressures in the coming years. S&P Global Ratings Director David Peknay and Analyst Sarah Kahn discuss how these companies are managing a landscape of slower revenue growth as new customer contracts decline and other key trends like the rise of M&A activity and new applications to enhance customer service and retention.

Economic uncertainties had been hindering long-term home financing in Argentina. Over the past two years, however, government initiatives and new products have paved the way for increased mortgage originations. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Senior Director Tom Schopflocher discusses how Argentina’s current economic situation could lay the foundation for a growing RMBS market.

U.K.-based Expro Holdings U.K. 3 Ltd. and U.S.-based Fieldwood Energy LLC have become the first two corporate defaults of 2018, both from the oil and gas sector. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Gregg Moskowitz, Associate Director of Global Fixed Income Research, discusses the key points.