2021

Malaysian bonds continue sell-off in March as OPR stays at 1.75% and US bond rout resumes

Posted Date: April 21, 2021 Major global bond markets ended mixed in March. Government bonds in the US and the UK saw their yields rising throughout the month amid continued progress in vaccine rollouts and fresh fiscal stimulus. Both the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England left their key policy rates and pace …

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MARC hosts Lead Managers’ League Table Awards 2020: Towards Sustainable Transformation

Posted Date: April 09, 2021 MARC CEO Datuk Jamaludin Nasir with the winners from MARC’s Lead Managers’ League Table Awards 2020 Kuala Lumpur, April 9, 2021 – Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad (MARC) honoured key movers and shakers in Malaysia’s debt capital markets comprising investment banks and corporates as well as bond/sukuk issuers at its Lead …

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US’ massive fiscal stimulus plans ignite global bond rout, sell-off spreads to Malaysia

Posted Date: March 18, 2021 The global bond rout deepened in February as the reflation trade continued to be a dominant theme. From the US to Germany and the UK, government bond yields ended the month with their biggest monthly surge in years. The sell-off first started in the US amid positive progress on Biden’s …

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MARC publishes 2020 Annual Corporate Default and Rating Transitions Study

Posted Date: March 17, 2021 MARC’s 16th Annual Corporate Default and Rating Transitions Study tracks the history of corporate ratings assigned by the rating agency since its inception in 1996 through to December 31, 2020. Despite the slump in economic growth due to the COVID-19 pandemic, MARC’s portfolio of corporate bond issuers remained steady in …

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MGS yields swing in early 2021

Posted Date: February 22, 2021 Malaysian Government Securities (MGS) began the year with heightened volatility. Yields initially swung upwards during the first week of trading. This upward momentum was then tempered by increased uneasiness surrounding domestic political developments. Surging COVID-19 cases that breached the 2,000 level also stoked fears of another round of the Movement …

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MARC publishes 2020 Lead Managers’ League Tables; recognises corporates in MARC-rated deals

Posted Date: February 2, 2021 Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad (MARC) has published its 2020 Lead Managers’ League Tables. Published annually, the league tables rank the lead managers by volume and number of lead-arranged MARC-rated issuances in any given year. MARC’s Lead Managers’ League Tables provide a meaningful measure of domestic bond issuances rated by MARC …

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