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Posted Date: April 18, 2018 MARC has published for comment an exposure draft which outlines the rating agency’s Impact Bond Assessments (IBA) Criteria. An IBA is not a credit rating and is independent of the credit quality of the bond concerned. IBAs can be assigned to green bonds, social bonds or sustainability bonds including sukuk […]

Posted Date: March 23, 2018 MARC today published its 2017 Annual Corporate Default and Rating Transitions Study which tracks the history of corporate ratings assigned by the rating agency from its inception in 1996 through to December 31, 2017. This is MARC’s 13th Annual Corporate Default and Rating Transitions Study. MARC’s long-term average ratings stability

Posted Date: March 07, 2018 Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad (MARC) yesterday held its 2018 Investors’ Briefing on the Malaysian economic and sectoral outlook in Hilton Kuala Lumpur. The annual briefing which was attended by financial institutions and other prominent sectors in Malaysia serves as a platform to promote multi-stakeholder dialogues as well as share the

Posted Date: December 12, 2017 In November, a resurgence in the strength of the ringgit fuelled a rally in Malaysian Government Securities (MGS). The ringgit ended the month at RM4.0910 against the US dollar, its strongest level year-to-date. With foreign buying interest reignited, foreign holdings of MGS surged 4.6% month-on-month to RM160.3 billion (October 2017:

Posted Date: November 30, 2017 MARC has finalised and released its updated methodology for rating financial institutions following market consultation. The updated Financial Institutions Rating Criteria explains MARC’s approach to assigning our ratings to financial institutions of all sizes and types, both domestic and non-domestic, and their various obligations. This methodology enhances the transparency of

Posted Date: November 13, 2017 Ringgit-denominated corporate bond issuance surged by 32% year-on-year to RM97.1 billion in the first 10 months of 2017, marking the highest issuance year-to-date since 2012. The increase was led by a 34% jump in issuances in the unrated segment, of which corporate bonds made up 33%. Issuances in the rated

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

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

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

Posted Date: September 7, 2017 Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad (MARC) was honoured with the Best Islamic Rating Agency Award at the seventh Global Islamic Finance Awards (GIFA) on September 6, 2017. Held annually, the prestigious market-led Islamic finance awards programme recognises and celebrates the contributions of institutions and individuals to the development of Islamic banking