October 2017

MARC presents awards to 2016 League Table Winners at Lead Managers Appreciation Evening; launches Credit Mapper

Posted Date: October 26, 2017 Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad (MARC) held its annual Lead Managers Appreciation Evening at the Majestic Hotel Kuala Lumpur on October 25, 2017. MARC’s guest of honour of the evening, Y. Bhg. Dato’ Ahmad Fairuz Zainol Abidin, Deputy Chief Executive of the Securities Commission, presented the awards to the winners. Presented …

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MARC publishes exposure draft on updated Rating Methodology: Financial Institutions Rating Criteria

Posted Date: October 17, 2017 MARC has published for comment an exposure draft which outlines the rating agency’s updated Financial Institutions Rating Criteria. The exposure draft updates MARC’s analytical framework for financial institution ratings (FIR). Key highlights of the methodology include: Inclusion of a new non-domestic intrinsic credit strength rating (ICSR) that will be applicable …

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Malaysia’s Household Income: Growing, in Line with the Economy

Posted Date: October 12, 2017 Based on the latest Household Income and Basic Amenities survey (2016) by the Department of Statistics, Malaysia’s median and mean household incomes continued to grow, benefitting from the relatively resilient domestic economy. In particular, the median monthly household income grew by 6.6% per annum on a compounded annual growth rate …

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