MARC has affirmed its financial institution (FI) ratings on CIMB Bank Berhad (CIMB Bank) at AAA / MARC-1 with a stable outlook. Concurrently, MARC has also affirmed its corporate debt ratings on CIMB Bank’s existing subordinated debt and hybrid securities, which have been notched down from the bank’s FI ratings based on their relative loss severity risk profiles. The full list of issue rating...

MARC has affirmed its financial institution (FI) ratings of AAA/MARC-1 on CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad (CIMB Islamic). The FI ratings on CIMB Islamic are equalised to that of its parent CIMB Bank Berhad (CIMB Bank) (rated AAA/Stable), given the bank’s strategic importance as the latter’s Islamic banking arm, their shared branding and close operational integration. Concurrently, MARC has also affi...

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 outlook on the ratings is stable. The one-notch rating differential between CIMB Group’s long-term corporate credit rating and its sub-debt programme...

MARC has affirmed its financial institution (FI) ratings of A/MARC-1 on Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad (Bank Muamalat) and its AIS rating on the bank’s Islamic Senior Notes programme (Senior Sukuk) of up to RM2.0 billion. The rating on Bank Muamalat’s Senior Sukuk programme is equalised to its long-term FI rating based on the seniority of the sukuk. The outlook on the ratings is stable. T...

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 Malaysia’s national rating scale. KFH Malaysia’s long-term FI rating has been notched down from its parent Kuwait Finance House KSC’s (KFH) long-term FI rating of AAA, premised on MARC’s ...

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 FI ratings are based on a national rating scale. The outlook on the ratings is stable. The affirmed ratings are primarily premised on Kenanga’s strong competitive position in the retail stockbroking business in Malaysia, its sound capital posit...

MARC has affirmed Maybank Islamic Berhad’s long-term and short-term financial institution (FI) ratings of AAA and MARC-1 based on the domestic rating scale. Maybank Islamic’s long-term FI rating is equalised to parent Malayan Banking Berhad’s (Maybank) rating of AAA, based primarily on its strategic importance to the Maybank group. The ratings outlook is stable. MARC has also assigned ...

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 affirmed ratings primarily reflect KAF IB’s strong capital ratios and liquidity levels, underpinned by a conservative investment strategy. The rating is moderated by the susceptibility of KAF IB’s performance to domestic cap...

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

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