In this Australian Investors Podcast episode, host Owen Rask is joined by Ryan Joyce, Deputy Portfolio Manager at Magellan Investment Partners, for a deep dive into S&P Global Inc (NYSE: SPGI).

S&P Global is one of those companies investors interact with constantly, often without realising it. If you follow the S&P 500, compare an Australian fund to the S&P/ASX 200, look at a company’s credit rating, use financial data through S&P Global Market Intelligence, or rely on commodity pricing benchmarks, you have probably touched part of S&P Global’s ecosystem.

Ryan describes S&P Global as a collection of data, ratings, index and benchmark businesses. But the big idea of this episode is simpler: S&P Global is one of the most embedded businesses in global financial markets.

As Ryan puts it:

“I really think of it as a benchmark business, particularly for the crown jewels in it.”

In this episode, Owen and Ryan explore:

How S&P Global actually makes money
Why credit ratings and index benchmarks are so hard to disrupt
How S&P Global compares to Moody’s, MSCI, Fitch, Bloomberg and FactSet
Whether AI is a threat or opportunity for S&P Global Market Intelligence
Why SPGI’s valuation became attractive to Magellan
How S&P Global fits inside the Magellan Global Opportunities Fund
Why private markets may be an opportunity, not an existential threat

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