MARC has affirmed its AA-IS rating on Malakoff Power Berhad’s (MPower) RM5.4 billion Sukuk Murabahah with a stable outlook. MPower is the operations and maintenance (O&M) operator of its parent company Malakoff Corporation Berhad’s (Malakoff) majority-owned domestic power plants. The rating affirmation considers the consolidated credit strength of MPower and Malakoff, taking into account the ...

MARC has affirmed its A+IS rating on Sistem Penyuraian Trafik KL Barat Sdn Bhd’s (SPRINT) Al-Bai’ Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities (BaIDS). Concurrently, MARC has revised the rating outlook to stable from negative. SPRINT is the toll concessionaire of the 26.5-km interlinked SPRINT highway comprising Damansara Link, Kerinchi Link and Penchala Link in Kuala Lumpur. The rating affirma...

MARC has affirmed its investment manager rating (IMR) of IMR-2 on Kenanga Investors Berhad (KIB) and on Kenanga Islamic Investors Berhad (KIIB). KIB is wholly owned by Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad (Kenanga), a key domestic financial group, and serves as its parent’s fund management arm by providing fund management services on both conventional and Islamic schemes. KIB’s wholly-owned s...

MARC has affirmed its ratings of AAA, AA and B- on Special Coral Sdn Bhd’s RM250.0 million Senior Class A Medium-Term Notes (MTN) (Class A MTN), RM50.0 million Senior Class B MTN (Class B MTN) and RM800.0 million Subordinated Class MTN respectively. The outlook on the ratings is stable. As at March 31, 2018, Special Coral has outstanding Senior Class A MTN of RM200.0 million and Subordinated Cl...

MARC has affirmed its AAAIS rating on Projek Lebuhraya Usahasama Berhad's (PLUS) RM23.35 billion Sukuk Musharakah Programme (sukuk) with a stable outlook. PLUS is the toll concessionaire of five major highways in Malaysia, of which the 772-kilometre (km) North-South Expressway (NSE) is its key highway in terms of revenue generation. The rating affirmation continues to incorporate a two-notch...

MARC sees no immediate impact on Quantum Solar Park (Semenanjung) Sdn Bhd’s (QSP Semenanjung) AA-IS/Stable rating on its RM1.0 billion Green SRI Sukuk (sukuk) following delays in commercial operation dates (COD) for its three solar power plants. The scheduled COD (SCOD) had been extended by Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) to March 31, 2018 from December 31, 2017 for all three plants at Gurun, ...

MARC has affirmed its ratings of MARC-1IS /AA-IS on UEM Edgenta Berhad’s Islamic Commercial Papers (ICP) and Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) under its Sukuk Murabahah programme of up to RM1.0 billion. The outlook on the ratings is stable. UEM Edgenta is majority-owned by UEM Group Berhad, a government-linked entity with significant business interests in key economic sectors. The affi...

MARC has assigned a final rating of AA-IS to UiTM Solar Power Sdn Bhd’s (UiTM Solar) Green SRI Sukuk of up to RM240.0 million. 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 Green SRI Sukuk have not changed in any material way from the draft documentation on which the earlier preliminary rati...

MARC has affirmed its rating of AAIS on BEWG (M) Sdn Bhd’s (BEWG) RM400 million Sukuk Wakalah with a stable outlook. The rating is underpinned by the credit strength of the Terengganu state government which will provide periodic payments under a deferred payment structure upon completion of a water treatment project in the state. The rating also incorporates a one-notch rating uplift based on t...

MARC has withdrawn its MARC-1IS/MARC-1 ratings on Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad’s Islamic/Conventional Commercial Papers (CP) programme of up to RM2.0 billion. The ratings carried a stable outlook. The ratings withdrawal follows the expiry of the CP programme on March 30, 2018. MARC will however continue to provide its financial institution (FI) rating on Bank Pembangunan. The bank curr...