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Australia's 30+ day mortgage arrears increased by 12bp to 1.13% in 1Q18 from the previous quarter, which is consistent with the seasonal increase in spending during the end-of-year holiday period, says Fitch Ratings in a new report. 

Despite the rise, 30+ days arrears remained 9bp lower than in 1Q17, reflecting Australia's improved economic

South Korea's banks are likely to continue enjoying benign credit costs despite heightened uncertainties especially from increasing global trade protectionism and the US Fed's policy rate hike.

Fitch expects the near-term performance of the Korean banks to be steady considering their moderate risk appetite, a tighter regulatory approach and Korea

Underwriting results for Japan's top-four non-life insurers remained strong but overseas weather-related losses (including US hurricanes) affected their results in the financial year ended March 2018 (FYE18).

The three non-life groups (Tokio Marine Group, SOMPO Group and MS&AD Insurance Group) plan to boost the contribution from overseas business

After enduring one of the more active hurricane seasons in recent memory, U.S. P/C Insurers are well positioned for what is pointing to an average hurricane season in 2018. Early forecasts of the upcoming June 1 to November 30 hurricane season suggest that environmental forces that serve to encourage the development of tropical storm activity

Investors should be cautious before assuming the stronger collateral pools of recent marketplace loan (MPL) asset based securities (ABS) will perform better than prior transactions. Attempting to offset weakening performance on recent originations, particularly from the lowest quality borrowers, lenders have pulled back noticeably on lending to

High portfolio ramp has meant higher portfolio certainty for new collateralized loan obligation (CLOs) so far in 2018. However, the proportion of assets actually purchased and currently in a CLO portfolio at close may fall or CLOs may start deferring issuance if the current high demand prevents managers from sourcing new institutional leveraged

Asia is home to some of the world's fastest-growing power sectors and largest power project pipelines, as factors ranging from rising electricity demand to air pollution concerns drive investment in new power-generating facilities. We present five charts that illustrate key trends in the region's power project pipeline. 

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Falling used vehicle values and swelling supply are set to continue at least through next year, which will lead to worsening recoveries and heightened performance pressures for both auto loan and lease ABS.

Losses have been slowly trending higher since 2016, though "The prospect of higher defaults becomes more tangible if increased competition, a

With Emerging Markets (EM) driving a return to growth in the global economy and with private equity (PE) investors and fund managers eager to expand their reach into new markets in search for higher returns, the African PE arena is coming back to life in 2018. In 2018, PE dealmaking targeting the continent recorded its busiest Q1 since the onset of

Median revolver usage rates on bankruptcy petition dates were consistent year over year for companies that recently exited bankruptcy, clocking in at even levels to the May 2017 revolver study.

"The average and median utilization rates for cash flow facilities with usage disclosed on bankruptcy petition dates were 78 percent and 92 percent