MARC has affirmed its ratings on special purpose company DHTI Capital Sdn Bhd’s (DHTI Capital) RM110 million Islamic Commercial Papers/Islamic Medium Term Notes (Senior Notes) and RM10 million Junior Islamic Medium Term Notes (Junior Notes) at MARC-1ID/AAID and A+ID respectively. The rating outlook is stable. The rating action affects RM28 million of outstanding notes issued under the progra...

MARC has assigned the rating of AAA(fg) to TRIplc Ventures Sdn Bhd’s (TVSB) proposed issuance of up to RM240.0 million Senior Medium-Term Notes (MTN), with a stable outlook. The proceeds from the proposed MTN issuance will be used to partly fund a PFI/PPP (private finance initiative/public private partnership) project undertaken by TVSB. The project finance transaction is insulated from the ...

MARC has affirmed its long-term and short-term financial institution ratings of AA-/MARC-1 on KAF Investment Bank Berhad (KAF Investment). The affirmed ratings are underpinned by the bank’s commendable earnings performance, prudent risk management and well-positioned franchise in fixed income securities trading. The outlook on the ratings is stable.KAF Investment is one of the largest invest...

MARC has affirmed its AAA(bg) and MARC-1(bg) ratings on Mega Palm Sdn Bhd’s (Mega Palm) Bank Guaranteed Medium Term Notes (BG MTN) of up to RM70.0 million and Bank Guaranteed Commercial Papers (BG CP) of up to RM80.0 million respectively. The outlook for the ratings is stable. The rating action affects outstanding BG MTN of RM10.0 million and BG CP of RM46.8 million. The affirmed ratings and...

MARC has assigned a AAAIS rating to Midciti Resources Sdn Bhd’s (Midciti) proposed 10-year RM880.0 million Sukuk Musharakah Islamic Medium Term Notes programme (Sukuk). The Sukuk proceeds will be primarily used to purchase the company’s existing rated debt securities and cancel the same. The Sukuk issuance will extend Midciti’s debt maturity profile and adequately address the ref...

MARC has completed its review of ABS Samudera Receivables Berhad's (ASRB) rating on its Series A notes issued under its RM250.0 Medium Term Notes Programme and downgraded the rating to AA+ from AAA. The outlook is negative. The rating review had focused on a reassessment of credit protection for the RM5.0 million of outstanding notes, taking into account unexpected tax liabilities arising at the s...

MARC has downgraded its ratings on Tanjung Langsat Port Sdn Bhd’s (TLP) RM250 million Sukuk Musyarakah Bonds (Sukuk Musyarakah) and RM135 million Musyarakah Commercial Papers/Medium Term Notes Programme (MCP/MMTN) to A-IS and MARC-2ID/A-ID from AA-IS and MARC-1ID/AA-ID  respectively. The outlook on the ratings remains negative.The downgrades reflect further erosion of TLP’s credit and ope...

MARC has affirmed the ratings of MARC-1(fg)/AAA(fg) on Syarikat Kapasi Sdn Bhd’s (Kapasi) RM200 million Commercial Papers/Medium Term Notes (CP/MTN) Programme with a stable outlook. The ratings are premised on the financial guarantee insurance policy provided by Danajamin Nasional Berhad (Danajamin) for the CP/MTN Programme. MARC’s current rating of AAA/stable on Danajamin is based on ...

MARC has affirmed its ratings of MARC-1IS and AAAIS on Pinnacle Tower Sdn Bhd’s (PTSB) RM50 million Islamic Commercial Papers (ICP) and RM400 million Islamic Medium Term Notes (IMTN) respectively. The outlook on the ratings is stable. The rating action affects RM335 million of outstanding notes issued under the programme.The affirmed ratings reflect the secure revenue stream backing the notes wh...

MARC has assigned its MARC-1/AA ratings to Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad’s (HLFG) proposed Commercial Paper and Medium Term Notes programmes with a combined limit of RM1.8 billion. At the same time, MARC has also affirmed the ratings on HLFG’s RM800 million Commercial Paper and Medium Term Notes Programme (CP/MTN) at MARC-1/AA. The rating outlook for the long-term rating is stable....