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Easing trade tensions reignited foreign demand for local bonds in December 2019, pushing MGS yields to new multi-year lows

Posted Date: January 14, 2020 The local bond market ended 2019 on a positive footing compared to the preceding year with MGS yields falling to multi-year lows while foreign holdings of local bonds climbed to the highest level since 2012. The significant decline in US-China trade tensions was the main stimulant for the local bond …

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MARC expects Malaysia’s real GDP growth to decelerate to 4.3% in 2020

Posted Date: January 07, 2020 MARC is of the view that Malaysia’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth will decelerate to 4.3% in 2020, below the government forecast of 4.8% due to weaker external trade performance and softer domestic demand growth. Although trade diversion arising from trade tensions between the US and China could marginally …

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The “Malaysian Bond & Sukuk Conference 2019” concludes that capital markets have a key role in driving sustainability

Posted Date: November 29, 2019 Capital market stakeholders gathered over the past two days at the Malaysian Bond & Sukuk Conference 2019 which was co-organised by Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad (MARC) and Amanie Group (Amanie). The event was officiated by Dato’ Wira Haji Amiruddin Haji Hamzah, Deputy Finance Minister, Ministry of Finance Malaysia. The conference, …

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MARC appoints Datuk Jamaludin Nasir as new CEO

Posted Date: November 29, 2019 Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad (MARC) has appointed Datuk Jamaludin Nasir as the organisation’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective December 1, 2019. Datuk Jamaludin has over 27 years of experience in origination, credit and management in the commercial, corporate and investment banking sectors. He has assumed various leadership roles over …

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Malaysian Bond & Sukuk Conference 2019 to focus on sustainability

Posted Date: November 15, 2019 The upcoming Malaysian Bond & Sukuk Conference 2019, which will be held on November 28-29, 2019 at Securities Commission Malaysia will feature five key sessions and four special presentations, covering the latest developments and innovations in the sukuk and bond markets. The event will focus on sustainability and its challenges …

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MARC presents 2018 Lead Managers League Table Awards to double winner AmInvestment Bank at Bangunan AmBank Group

Posted Date: October 14, 2019 MARC CEO Kan Wai Sum, Sabrina presents 2018 Lead Managers League Table Awards winners’ plaques for 1st runner-up for issue count and for 2nd runner-up for issue value for MARC-rated debt and sukuk programmes to AmInvestment Bank CEO Seohan Soo (top pix) and team (bottom pix) For further information, please …

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MARC and Amanie to host Malaysian Bond & Sukuk Conference 2019

Posted Date: October 07, 2019 The Malaysian Bond & Sukuk Conference 2019, to be held on November 28-29, 2019, will be organised by Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad (MARC) and Amanie Group (Amanie). The event will serve as a platform for Malaysian regulators, market players, issuers and investors to exchange ideas and insights on the recent …

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