Rating action     MARC has affirmed its long-term and short-term financial institution (FI) ratings of AA-/MARC-1 on KAF Investment Bank Berhad (KAF IB) with a stable outlook.Rationale     The ratings primarily reflect KAF IB’s low-risk business model and strong liquidity and capitalisation levels, underpinned by a conservative investment strategy. The ratings are m...

Rating action     MARC has assigned final ratings of AAAIS / MARC-1IS on Small Medium Enterprise Development Bank Malaysia Berhad’s (SME Bank) Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTNs) Programme of up to RM3.0 billion (which shall include Sustainability IMTNs) and Islamic Commercial Papers (ICPs) Programme of up to RM1.0 billion with a combined limit in nominal value of up to RM3.0 b...

Rating action     MARC has affirmed its ratings on national mortgage corporation Cagamas Berhad’s bonds and sukuk issuances as follows:Conventional and Islamic Commercial Papers (CP/ICP) programmes with a combined aggregate limit of RM20.0 billion at MARC-1/MARC-1ISConventional and Islamic Medium-Term Notes (MTN/IMTN) programmes of up to RM60.0 billion at AAA/AAAISRationale  ...

Rating action     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 which is due to mature in February 2022. The FI and issue ratings are based on the domestic rating scale. The outlook on the ratings is stable.Rationale     The FI ra...

MARC has affirmed the 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 a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kenanga Investors Berhad (KIB), the fund management arm o...

MARC has affirmed its investment manager rating of IMR-2 on Kenanga Investors Berhad (KIB). The rating is premised on KIB’s well-established investment management processes, strong risk management practices and operating track record. These factors are moderated by its relatively small asset size and moderate financial profile.KIB is a wholly-owned fund management subsidiary of Kenanga Investmen...

MARC has affirmed its long-term and short-term financial institution (FI) ratings of A+ and MARC-1 on Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad (Kenanga). The ratings outlook is stable.Kenanga’s strong competitive position in the domestic stockbroking industry and its sound capital position are key rating drivers. The rating also considers Kenanga’s moderate profitability metrics and adequate funding pro...

MARC has affirmed Kuwait Finance House (Malaysia) Berhad's (KFH Malaysia) long-term and short-term financial institution (FI) ratings of AA+/MARC-1 with a stable outlook. The FI ratings are based on the national rating scale.KFH Malaysia’s long-term FI rating is anchored on the rating of its parent Kuwait Finance House KSC (KFH) of AAA from MARC based on public information. KFH Malaysia’s rati...

MARC has affirmed its financial institution (FI) rating of AAA on Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Berhad (CGC) with a stable outlook.CGC’s status as a development financial institution (DFI) with an explicit public policy role, underpinned by the support extended by the government through Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), remains a key rating factor. BNM is CGC’s main shareholder with 78.7% in...

MARC has affirmed its financial institution (FI) ratings of A/MARC-1 on Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad (Bank Muamalat) and AIS rating on the bank’s Islamic Senior Notes Programme (Senior Sukuk) of up to RM2.0 billion. The ratings outlook is stable. The FI ratings reflect Bank Muamalat’s relatively modest size, strong capitalisation, moderate financial performance and weakening asset quality met...