RULES & RATINGS

Rules & Ratings: S&P’s APAC sovereign ratings stable – for now

Rules & Ratings: S&P’s APAC sovereign ratings stable – for now

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No changes were made to S&P Global’s 21 APAC sovereign ratings or outlooks in H1 2025, suggesting an expectation that the global economy will avoid severely negative outcomes – despite ongoing geopolitical tensions in...
Rules & Ratings: S&P Global brings standard identifiers to private credit

Rules & Ratings: S&P Global brings standard identifiers to private credit

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S&P Global has expanded its LoanX IDs (LXIDs) to provide private credit identifiers. The LXIDs identify instruments across counterparties and datasets, enabling them to be tracked and managed throughout the private credit loan lifecycle. Catherine Ross,...
Rules & Ratings: UnitedHealth Group credit outlooks downgraded to negative

Rules & Ratings: UnitedHealth Group credit outlooks downgraded to negative

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AM Best has reassigned UnitedHealth Group’s credit ratings outlooks from stable to negative in anticipation of poor 2025 performance in its Medicare Advantage segment. Similar action has been taken at S&P Global, which has reassigned...
Rules & Ratings: Ratings agencies spar in private ratings legitimacy debacle

Rules & Ratings: Ratings agencies spar in private ratings legitimacy debacle

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KBRA has hit back at Fitch Ratings’ claims that private credit ratings are inaccurate, stating that the agency has damaged its reputation and integrity with its recent report. The report, based on a retracted August...

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