MARC has affirmed its AAAIS(fg) rating on Sarawak-based investment holding company Senari Synergy Sdn Bhd’s (Senari Synergy) RM380 million Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) Programme with a stable outlook. The rating and outlook hinge on an unconditional and irrevocable guarantee provided by Danajamin Nasional Berhad (Danajamin) on the IMTN obligations. Danajamin carries a financial insurer ratin...

MARC has assigned a preliminary rating of AA-IS to Sinar Kamiri Sdn Bhd’s (SKSB) proposed Green SRI Sukuk Wakalah of up to RM245.0 million. The outlook on the rating is stable. Wholly owned by Mudajaya Group Berhad (Mudajaya), SKSB was solely set up to undertake the development and operations of a greenfield solar power generation facility with a capacity of 49.0MWac in Sungai Siput, Perak. ...

MARC has affirmed its financial institution (FI) ratings of A/MARC-1 on Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad (Bank Muamalat) and concurrently affirmed its AIS rating on the bank’s Islamic Senior Notes Programme (Senior Sukuk) of up to RM2.0 billion. The outlook on the ratings is stable. The rating on Bank Muamalat’s Senior Sukuk programme is equalised to its long-term FI ratings based on the seniori...

MARC has assigned a final short-term rating of MARC-1IS to Titijaya Land Berhad’s (Titijaya) RM150.0 million Islamic Commercial Papers (ICP) Programme. The outlook on the rating is stable. Upon review of the final documentation of the issuance, MARC is satisfied that the terms and conditions of the ICP Programme have not changed in any material way from the draft documentation on which the...

MARC has affirmed its ratings on WCT Holdings Berhad’s (WCT Holdings) RM1.0 billion Medium-Term Notes (MTN) Programme and RM1.5 billion Sukuk Murabahah Programme at AA- and AA-IS respectively. Concurrently, MARC has revised the ratings outlook to stable from negative. The current outstanding under the MTN Programme and Sukuk Murabahah Programme are RM1.0 billion and RM950.0 million respectively....

MARC has assigned a final rating of AA-IS to Southern Power Generation Sdn Bhd’s (Southern Power) Sukuk Wakalah of up to RM4.0 billion (sukuk). The outlook on the rating is stable. Upon review of the final documentation of the proposed issuance, MARC is satisfied that the terms and conditions of the sukuk have not changed in any material way from the draft documentation on which the earlie...

MARC has affirmed its AAA financial institution (FI) rating on Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad (Bank Pembangunan). Concurrently, its ratings on the bank’s Islamic/Conventional Commercial Papers (CP) Programme of up to RM2.0 billion were affirmed at MARC-1IS/MARC-1. The ratings carry a stable outlook. The affirmed FI rating is premised on Bank Pembangunan’s status as a wholly government-...

MARC has assigned a preliminary rating of AAIS to Fortune Premiere Sdn Bhd’s (Fortune Premiere) proposed 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), For...

MARC has affirmed its long-term and short-term financial institution ratings of AA- and MARC-1 on KAF Investment Bank Berhad (KAF IB). The outlook on the ratings is stable. The ratings reflect KAF IB’s key credit strengths that include strong capital ratios and liquidity levels, underpinned by a conservative investment strategy. The susceptibility of the bank’s performance to domestic ca...

MARC has affirmed its rating of B-IS with a stable outlook on Talam Transform Berhad’s (Talam) outstanding RM52.1 million Settlement Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities (Settlement BaIDs). The affirmed rating continues to reflect Talam’s weak business and financial profile and its reliance on asset disposals to meet financial obligations. During the period under review, Talam’s asset...