MARC has withdrawn its rating of AAA on Special Port Vehicle Berhad’s asset-backed serial bonds facility. The rating withdrawal follows the full redemption and subsequent cancellation of the facility as confirmed by the facility agent. Upon the rating withdrawal, MARC will no longer be providing analytical coverage on the issuer. Contacts: Adib Asilah, +603-2717 2943/ asilah@marc....

MARC has affirmed its ratings on national mortgage corporation Cagamas Berhad’s (Cagamas) bonds and sukuk issues as follows: Conventional and Islamic Commercial Paper (CP/ICP) Programmes with a combined aggregate limit of RM20.0 billion at MARC-1/ MARC-1IS respectively; Conventional and Islamic Medium-Term Notes (MTN/IMTN) Programmes of up to RM40.0 billion at AAA / AAAIS respectively...

MARC has affirmed its rating on Celcom Networks Sdn Bhd’s (CNSB) RM5.0 billion Sukuk Murabahah Programme of AA+IS. MARC continues to maintain a negative outlook on the rating. CNSB provides network telecommunication services to its parent, Celcom Axiata Berhad (Celcom), through network telecommunication assets. The rating and outlook are premised on the overall credit profile of the Celcom g...

MARC has affirmed its financial institution (FI) ratings of AAA/MARC-1 on Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank) and concurrently affirmed the AAA rating on the bank’s RM10.0 billion Senior Medium-Term Note (MTN) programme. The outlook on the ratings is stable. The ratings affirmation incorporates Maybank’s very strong market position in loans and deposits, underpinned by its well-established ...

MARC has assigned a final rating of AAAIS with a stable outlook to Putrajaya Bina Sdn Bhd’s (PBSB) proposed Islamic Medium-Term Notes (Sukuk Wakalah) Programme of up to RM1.58 billion. MARC had earlier assigned a preliminary rating of AAAIS/stable to the proposed issuance in February 2016. As announced earlier, PBSB, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Putrajaya Holdings Sdn Bhd (PJH), is underta...

MARC has affirmed its ratings on Ranhill Powertron II Sdn Bhd’s (RPII) RM240 million outstanding Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) and RM350 million outstanding guaranteed IMTN at AAIS and AAAIS(fg) respectively. The outlook on the ratings is stable. RPII is an 80%-owned subsidiary of Ranhill Capital Sdn Bhd and was established to build, own and operate Rugading Power Station, a 190-megawat...

MARC has affirmed its AAAIS rating on TNB Northern Energy Berhad's (TNB Northern Energy) outstanding Islamic securities (sukuk) of RM1.595 billion with a stable outlook. TNB Northern Energy is a funding vehicle of its parent TNB Prai Sdn Bhd (TNB Prai), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), for the construction of a 1,071.43-megawatt combined-cycle gas turbine power plan...

MARC has withdrawn its financial institution ratings of AA-/MARC-1/stable on Hong Leong Investment Bank Berhad (HLIB) upon a request made by the bank. Following the withdrawal, MARC will no longer provide analytical coverage on HLIB. Contacts: Afeeq Amiri, +603-2717 2956/ afeeq@marc.com.my; Sharidan Salleh, +603-2717 2954/ sharidan@marc.com.my. ...

MARC has affirmed its AAA rating on Special Port Vehicle Berhad’s (SPVB) asset-backed serial bonds facility and concurrently revised the outlook to stable from negative. The rating action is premised on the sufficient amount in SPVB’s designated accounts to meet the RM180.0 million upcoming final principal repayment of Series 11 bond due on July 28, 2017. The designated accounts balance ...

MARC today announced that the request for arbitration against WCT Holdings Berhad (WCT Holdings), filed by three companies over claims related to a Qatari project, has no immediate rating impact on WCT Holdings’ RM1.0 billion MTN Programme and RM1.5 billion Sukuk Murabahah Programme. The ratings remain at AA- and AA-IS respectively with a negative outlook. On July 10, 2017, WCT Holdings ann...