MARC has affirmed its long-term and short-term financial institution (FI) ratings of AAA/MARC-1 on Hong Kong-based The Bank of East Asia, Limited (BEA). The outlook on the ratings is stable. The affirmed ratings reflect the bank’s capacity to meet its financial obligations on the Malaysian national rating scale. The ratings incorporate BEA’s well-established banking franchise in Hong Kong ...

MARC has affirmed its ratings of AAAIS(bg) and AAAIS(fg) on Ranhill Capital Sdn Bhd’s (RCSB) RM300 million bank-guaranteed (Tranche 1) and RM500 million Danajamin-guaranteed (Tranche 2) Sukuk Musharakah facilities respectively. The outlook on the ratings is stable. The ratings on Tranche 1 and Tranche 2 reflect the credit strength of Maybank Islamic Berhad (Maybank Islamic) (AAA/Stable) and Dana...

MARC has affirmed its ratings of A+IS and A-IS on DRB-HICOM Berhad’s (DRB-HICOM) Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) Programme of up to RM1.8 billion and Perpetual Sukuk Musharakah Programme (Perpetual Sukuk) of up to RM2.0 billion respectively. The outlook on the ratings is maintained at stable. The affirmed ratings reflect the improving credit profile of DRB-HICOM following a 49.9% dilution in...

MARC has affirmed its AAA(fg) rating on KMCOB Capital Berhad’s (KMCOB) guaranteed serial bonds of up to RM320.0 million with a stable outlook. The rating and outlook reflect the unconditional and irrevocable financial guarantee provided by Danajamin Nasional Berhad (Danajamin), which carries MARC’s insurer financial strength rating of AAA and counterparty credit ratings of AAA/MARC-1. As at e...

MARC has assigned a rating of AAIS to Fortune Premiere Sdn Bhd’s (Fortune Premiere) RM3.0 billion Multi-Currency Islamic Medium-Term Notes Programme (Sukuk Murabahah). The outlook on the rating is stable. The assigned rating applies only to ringgit-denominated notes issued under the multi-currency sukuk. Wholly owned by IOI Properties Group Berhad (IOI Properties), Fortune Premiere is a sp...

MARC has affirmed South Korea’s foreign currency sovereign rating of AAA with a stable outlook based on the rating agency’s national rating scale. The rating reflects MARC’s opinion of the sovereign’s ability to meet its foreign currency obligations in full and on time, without respect to specific securities or payment obligations. The rating also serves as a country ceiling for ringgit-d...

MARC has affirmed Kuwait Finance House (Malaysia) Berhad's (KFH Malaysia) long-term and short-term financial institution (FI) ratings of AA+/MARC-1. The outlook on the ratings is stable. The affirmed ratings are based on MARC’s assessment on the probability of parental support from Kuwait Finance House KSC (KFH) to its wholly-owned subsidiary KFH Malaysia which is deemed as high. According...

MARC has affirmed its AAIS rating on ANIH Berhad's (ANIH) RM2.5 billion Senior Sukuk Musharakah Programme with a stable outlook. ANIH is the concessionaire of Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway (KL-Karak) and Phase 1 of East Coast Expressway (ECE1) until 2032 as well as Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway (KL-Seremban) until 2018. The rating considers the stable traffic performance on ANIH’s concessi...

MARC has affirmed its AAAIS rating on Gas District Cooling (Putrajaya) Sdn Bhd’s (GDC Putrajaya) RM300 million Al-Bai’ Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities (BaIDS) with a stable outlook. The rating affirmation factors in a three-notch rating uplift for parental support from Putrajaya Holdings Berhad (PJH) on which MARC maintains a long-term credit rating of AAA/stable. The support asses...

MARC has affirmed Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China’s (Hong Kong) foreign currency sovereign rating of AAA with a stable outlook based on MARC’s national rating scale. The rating reflects MARC’s opinion of the sovereign’s ability to meet its foreign currency obligations in full and on time, without respect to specific securities or payment obligations. The rating also serve...