MARC has affirmed its financial institution (FI) ratings on CIMB Bank Berhad at AAA/ MARC-1 with a stable outlook. Concurrently, the rating agency has affirmed its ratings on the bank’s existing subordinated debt programmes as follows: 1. RM10.0 billion Basel III-compliant Tier 2 Subordinated Debt Programme affirmed          at AA+/Stable2. RM5.0 billion Subordinate...

MARC has affirmed its long-term and short-term corporate credit ratings of AA+/MARC-1 on CIMB Group Holdings Berhad (CIMB Group) and its issue rating of AA on the group’s RM10.0 billion Basel III-compliant Tier 2 Subordinated Debt Programme. The ratings outlook is stable. The one-notch rating differential between CIMB Group’s long-term corporate credit rating and its subordinated debt programm...

MARC has affirmed CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad’s (CIMB Islamic) financial institution (FI) ratings of AAA/MARC-1/Stable. CIMB Islamic’s FI ratings are equalised to parent CIMB Bank Berhad (AAA/Stable), based on its strategic importance in Islamic banking, its shared branding and close operational integration within the group. The rating agency has concurrently affirmed the ratings on CIMB Islamicâ...

MARC has affirmed its long-term and short-term financial institution (FI) ratings of AA- and MARC-1 on KAF Investment Bank Berhad (KAF IB) with a stable outlook.The ratings are mainly driven by KAF IB’s low-risk business model and its strong liquidity and capitalisation levels that are underpinned by a conservative investment strategy. Moderating the rating is the susceptibility of bank’s perf...

MARC has affirmed its ratings on national mortgage corporation Cagamas Berhad’s bonds and sukuk issues as follows: â€¢ Conventional and Islamic Commercial Papers (CP/ICP) programmes        with a combined aggregate limit of RM20.0 billion at         MARC-1 / MARC-1IS; and• Conventional and Islamic Medium-Term Notes (MTN/IMTN)     ...

MARC has affirmed its insurer financial strength (IFS) rating of AAA and counterparty credit ratings of AAA/MARC-1 on Danajamin Nasional Berhad (Danajamin). Concurrently, the rating agency affirmed the ratings of AAAIS and AA+IS on the Senior and Subordinated Sukuk Murabahah of up to RM2.0 billion under Danajamin’s Sukuk Murabahah programme. The outlook on all ratings is stable.The IFS rating af...

MARC has affirmed its financial institution (FI) ratings of AAA/MARC-1 on Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), as well as its rating of AAAIS on the Sukuk Wakalah programme of up to RM400 million issued by Tadamun Services Berhad, a trust established by IsDB. The outlook on the ratings is stable.The affirmed FI ratings reflect IsDB’s preferred creditor status as a multilateral development bank (MDB)...

MARC has affirmed the financial institution (FI) rating of AAA on The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) and the issue rating of AAA on its Medium-Term Notes programme of RM1.0 billion. The FI and issue ratings are based on the domestic rating scale. The ratings outlook is stable. The FI rating on KEXIM is equalised to the Republic of Korea’s (South Korea) AAA/stable rating from MARC, refl...

MARC has affirmed its financial institution (FI) rating of AAA on Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Berhad (CGC) with a stable outlook.The rating is driven by CGC’s status as a development financial institution (DFI) for which the government through Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), CGC’s main shareholder, has continued to provide support. In its role, CGC provides credit guarantees on loans and...

MARC has affirmed its investment manager rating of IMR-2 on Kenanga Islamic Investors Berhad (KIIB). The rating reflects KIIB’s established investment management process, underpinned by a prudent risk management framework that is sufficient for its relatively small-sized asset management business. KIIB is wholly-owned by Kenanga Investors Berhad (KIB), a domestically well-established fund m...