07 October 2002 13:09
S&P Global Credit Markets Digest--European Update
| | -- | Germany's E.ON AG Acquires LG&E
Energy
| | -- | Monthly U.S. Energy Commodity Pricing Report
| | -- | Property Tax: The Underused Tax of Mexican Municipalities
| | -- | European Local Government Financing Systems
| | -- | Analytical Tools and Methodologies for Assessing U.S.
Utilities
| | -- | The Credit Costs of Partial Electric Restructuring
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Standard & Poor's--Oct. 7, 2002-- EUROPEAN UPDATE: Here is the current lineup of
top articles and research from Standard & Poor's Credit Information Services: COMING UP:
--30--MRO/se*
CONTACT: Standard & Poor's
Asia-Pacific: Nerys Williams (852-2533-3515)
London: Lisa Hall (44-207-826-3536)
Melbourne: Sharon Beach (61-3-9631-2152)
New York: Mimi Barker (1-212-438-5054)
Paris: Claude Chaubet-Bride (33-1-4420-6657)
Tokyo: Toshiko Tanabe (813-3593-8410)
UPCOMING TELECONFERENCES -- AES Corporation Downgrade, Monday, Oct. 7 at 1:00 P.M. (For details please see
www.ratingsdirect.standardandpoors.com or www.standardandpoors.com . All times U.S. Eastern.) PUBLISHED: RESEARCH
REPORTS CORPORATES -- United American Energy Gains Strength Through a Strategic Acquisition -- Is State Utility
Regulation Coming Back Into Vogue? -- Canadian Retailers Adjust to Economic and Competitive Adversities -- Consumer
Products Industry in Latin America to Show Poor Improvement -- Investors' Lack of Confidence Undermines Canadian CP
Recovery -- Global Tobacco Outlook Stable in Near Term; Less Clear in Long Term -- North American Printing Industry
Continues to Face Difficult Business Conditions GLOBAL FIXED INCOME RESEARCH -- Standard & Poor's Identifies
Global Bond Markets' Weakest Links -- Standard & Poor's Identifies 'Waiting to Exhale' List
FINANCIAL SERVICES -- Recapitalizing Japan's Banks: Impact on Bank and Sovereign Ratings -- Kangaroo Issuers
Affected by Negative Industry Outlooks for U.S. and Canadian Life Insurance -- Criteria for Lloyd's Syndicate
Assessments -- Report: Methodological Framework Outlined for Canadian Stability Ratings LOCAL & REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS
-- Russian Reforms Prompt Improved Regional Government Creditworthiness SOVEREIGNS -- Cabinet Reshuffle Provides Fresh
Scenarios for Japanese Bank, Sovereign Ratings -- Capital Market Trends in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries --
Sovereign Defaults Set to Rise Further in 2003 STRUCTURED FINANCE -- Manager Focus Report on BlackRock Financial's
U.S. High Yield Fund Released -- European CLOs of Loans to SMEs Show Strong Performance Despite Threat of Potential
Negative Credit Migration -- European CDO Transactions Embrace Synthetic Technology -- Version 2 of Standard &
Poor's CDO Evaluator Sets a New Standard in CDO Analyses RATING ACTIONS CORPORATE RATINGS -- Australian State of
Victoria's 'AAA/A-1+' Rtgs Affirmed on the Strength of Its Balance Sheet -- Manpower Inc. Ratings
Lowered, Off Watch; Continued Economic Pressures Cited -- Boeing Co., Boeing Capital Ratings Affirmed After Announcing
$250 Mil. Charge -- Walt Disney Co. Long-Term Ratings Lowered to 'BBB+', Off Watch; Short-Term Ratings
Affirmed -- Ratings on Transwestern Pipeline Co. Raised; CreditWatch To Positive -- AMERCO Ratings Lowered, Still on
Watch Neg As Financial Flexibility Weakens -- Alcatel Cut to 'B+' After Profits Warning; Long-Term Ratings Off
Watch FINANCIAL SERVICES RATINGS -- Prudential Property & Casualty Insurance Co. of Indiana Ratings Lowered to
'A-'; Outlook Neg -- Great-West Lifeco Inc. Outlook Revised to Negative; Ratings Affirmed -- Radian
Reinsurance Inc. Rating Lowered to 'AA'; Outlook Stable STRUCTURED FINANCE RATINGS -- Centennial CBO Ltd.
Ratings Lowered on Class I and II Notes -- Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. Ratings Affirmed on 13 classes of
Series 2000-3 -- Hong Kong's AEON HK$600 Million Credit Card ABS Rated 'A' LOCAL AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS
RATINGS -- State of Yucatan and City of Merida, Mexico Ratings Not Affected by "Isidore" INFRASTRUCTURE
FINANCE RATINGS -- Tatneft OAO Outlook Revised to Positive From Stable; 'B-' Long-Term Ratings Affirmed -- AES
China Generating Co. Rating Lowered to 'B'+; CreditWatch Negative RESEARCH ANALYSIS CORPORATES -- Fonterra
Co-operative Group Ltd. -- American Standard Inc. -- Vulcan Materials Co. -- VERITAS Software Corp. -- Mitsui & Co.,
Ltd. -- Terex Corp. -- York International Corp. FINANCIAL SERVICES -- Gothaer Rueckversicherung AG -- China
International Trust & Investment Corp. -- Export Credit Bank of Turkey -- Ahasi Mutual Life Insurance Co. --
Hartford Fire Insurance Co. Intercompany Pool -- Hartford Life Insurance Co. Intercompany Pool STRUCTURED FINANCE -- New
Issue: Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust 2002-2 -- New Issue: GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc. -- New Issue:
CWABS Master Trust -- New Issue: ABF Finance S.r.l.
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