MARC has affirmed Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd’s (SYABAS) RM3.0 billion Bai Bithaman Ajil Commercial Papers/Medium Term Notes Programme ratings of MARC-1ID /AA-ID. Concurrently, MARC has revised the rating outlook to developing from stable to reflect SYABAS’ increased risk of lower-than-expected tariffs and early termination of its water distribution concession agreement (CA)....

MARC has affirmed the ratings of CapOne Berhad’s (CapOne) RM600.0 million Super Senior Class A-1 bonds and RM100.0 million subordinated secured bonds at AAA and C respectively; and downgraded the RM250.0 million Senior Class A-2 bonds and RM50.0 million Mezzanine Class B bonds from AAA to AA- and A- to BBB- respectively. At the same time, the ratings were removed from MARCWatch Negative, whe...

MARC has affirmed the A+ long-term rating of Puncak Niaga Holdings Bhd’s (PNHB) RM546.875 million Redeemable Unconvertible Junior Notes with detachable warrants (RUN). Concurrently, MARC has revised the rating outlook to developing from stable to reflect the noteholders increased exposure to the proposed restructuring of the Selangor state’s water industry. PNHB had announced on Februa...

MARC has affirmed Puncak Niaga (M) Sdn Bhd’s (PNSB) ratings of AAID on its RM1.02 billion Bai Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities (BaIDS) and A+ respectively on both its RM546.875 million Junior Notes A (A Notes) and RM435.0 million Nominal Value Redeemable Unsecured Bonds (RUBs). The AAID rating of the BaIDS acknowledges the legal priority of the secured debt over the other rated obligati...

MARC has affirmed the rating of Kapar Energy Ventures Sdn Bhd’s (KEV) RM3,402.0 million Bai’ Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities (BaIDS) at AA+ID. The rating now carries a developing outlook. Concurrently, MARC has removed the rating from MARCWatch Negative where it had been placed since July 2008 on concerns linked to the unresolved technical issues at Kapar Power Station (KPS) whic...

MARC has affirmed its AAAID long-term rating on Gas District Cooling (Putrajaya) Sdn Bhd’s (GDC Putrajaya) RM300 million Al-Bai’ Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities (BaIDS). The rating carries a stable outlook. The rating reflects GDC Putrajaya’s position as the sole supplier of chilled water to all government premises in Putrajaya, the relatively low operating risk associated ...

MARC has affirmed the AAA rating of Cagamas MBS Berhad’s (Cagamas MBS) asset-backed fixed rate serial bonds (CMBS 2007-2) of RM2,410.0 million. The affirmed rating reflects the satisfactory performance of the securitised mortgage portfolio to date, particularly its stable delinquency and low cumulative default rates. As of August 2008, CMBS 2007-2 benefited from a marginally higher credit en...

MARC has affirmed the AAA rating on ABS Samudera Receivables Berhad’s (ASRB) RM25.0 million Notes Series-A under its RM250.0 million Medium Term Notes (MTN) Programme. The affirmation reflects the satisfactory performance of the underlying consumer receivables pool and the sufficient level of credit enhancement provided by excess spread and liquidity reserves available to support the AAA-rat...

MARC has affirmed the AAAID(bg) and MARC-1ID(s) ratings on property developer, Horizon Hills Development Sdn Bhd’s (Horizon Hills) (formerly known as Arapesona Development Sdn Bhd) Islamic Bank Guaranteed Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) Programme of up to RM200 million and Islamic Commercial Papers (ICP) Programme of up to RM70 million respectively. The ratings carry a stable outlook. The affirmed ...

MARC has assigned a rating of AA- to CIMB Bank Berhad’s (CIMB Bank) Innovative Tier 1 Capital Securities (IT-1 Securities) with nominal value of up to RM1.0 billion. The rating, which is two notches lower than CIMB Bank’s Financial Institution Rating of AA+, reflects the subordination of the IT-1 Securities relative to unsecured senior debt and subordinated debt obligations of the bank...