MARC has removed its AA-IS and MARC-1ID/AA-ID ratings on Tanjung Langsat Port Sdn Bhd’s (TLP) RM250.0 million Sukuk Musyarakah (Sukuk Musyarakah) and RM135 million Musyarakah Commercial Papers/Musyarakah Medium Term Notes Programme (MCP/MMTN) respectively from MARCWatch Negative where they were first placed on January 15, 2010. Concurrently, the ratings were affirmed and the ratings outlook ...

MARC  has  assigned  its  long-term  and  short-term  financial institution ratings of  AA-/MARC-1 on KAF Investment Bank Berhad (KAF Investment). The assigned ratings reflect the bank’s low-risk business model, established track record in Malaysia as well as its strong capitalisation and healthy asset quality. The outlook on the ratings is stable. Lar...

MARC has affirmed UMW Holdings Berhad’s (UMW) RM300 million Islamic Commercial Papers (ICP)/Medium Term Notes and RM500 million Islamic Medium Term Notes (IMTN) Programmes at MARC-1ID /AAAID respectively. The ratings are based on the company’s consolidated credit quality which incorporates the group’s leading and dominant market position in the national (Perodua) and non-national...

MARC has assigned AA-ID rating on toll road concessionaire Maju Expressway Sdn Bhd’s (MESB) proposed RM550.0 million Islamic Medium Term Notes (IMTN) issuance programme under the Shariah principle of Musyarakah. The rating outlook is stable. The assigned rating incorporates the strong debt servicing coverage under the IMTN programme attributable to the favourable repayment structure, and sat...

MARC has affirmed its MARC-1ID/AID ratings of Tomei Consolidated Berhad’s (Tomei) RM100.0 million Islamic Commercial Paper/Medium Term Notes (ICP/IMTN) Programme. The rating outlook is maintained at stable. The affirmed ratings took into consideration Tomei’s profitable and established domestic fine jewellery chain operations, management’s regional growth strategy and the overall...

MARC lowered its rating on CapOne Berhad’s (CapOne) RM250 million Senior Class A-2 bonds to C from B. At the same time, the AA+ rating on the RM600 million Super Senior Class A-1 and the C rating on the RM50 million Mezzanine and RM100 million Subordinated bonds are affirmed. The outlook remains negative. The downgrade of Class A-2 bonds is premised on collateral deterioration following two ...

MARC has affirmed the ratings of MARC-1IS and AAAIS to 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 ratings are underpinned by the stable rental payments from the telecommunication companies (telcos) to the parent company, Sacofa Sdn Bhd (Sacofa), which ...

MARC has upgraded CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad’s (CIMB Islamic) long-term financial institution rating to AAA from AA+. At the same time, MARC has also upgraded its rating on CIMB Islamic’s Tier 2 Junior Sukuk Programme to AA+IS from AAIS. The rating upgrades conclude a rating review for possible upgrade that was initiated by MARC on April 20, 2010 on CIMB Islamic and its parent, CIMB Bank...

MARC has upgraded its long-term financial institution rating on CIMB Bank Bhd (CIMB Bank) to AAA from AA+, reflecting the bank’s resilient earning streams, improved asset quality, adequate capitalisation and strong business franchise in Malaysia. MARC had earlier placed the long term financial institution rating of CIMB Bank on MARCWatch Positive on April 20, 2010 on expectation that the ban...

MARC has affirmed its AA-/MARC-1 financial institution ratings on AmInvestment Bank Berhad (AmInvestment). The affirmed ratings reflect the consolidated strength of the commercial and investment banking franchises of AMMB Holdings Berhad (AMMB Holdings) Group and its improving financial profile in addition to the strong operational support received from its major shareholder and strategic partner,...