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Posted Date: May 13, 2019 Foreign funds reduced their holdings by RM9.8 billion in the local bond market in April (March 2019: +RM2.9 billion), bringing total foreign holdings to RM180.1 billion (March 2019: RM190.0 billion). This was the lowest level of foreign holdings in local bonds since March 2017. By end-April, the foreign share of […]

Published date: March 27, 2019  MARC today published its 2018 Annual Corporate Default and Rating Transitions Study. The report tracks the history of corporate ratings assigned by the rating agency from its inception in 1996 through to December 31, 2018. The results of this latest study show improving rating accuracy and stability.   Given that most

Posted Date: February 21, 2019 Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad (MARC) was named Malaysia’s Rating Agency of the Year by The Asset at the Hong Kong-based publication’s Triple A Rating Agency of the Year Awards 2018 ceremony held on February 20, 2019 in Hong Kong. Dedicating the award to his team, MARC’s Chief Rating Officer, Rajaseharan

Posted Date: October 02, 2018 Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad (MARC) was announced as the Best Islamic Rating Agency at the eighth Global Islamic Finance Awards (GIFA) on September 29, 2018. Award winners from around the world were recognised for their contributions to the development of Islamic banking and finance at the award ceremony which took

Posted Date: September 21, 2018 The potential and future of sukuk amid the changing capital markets landscape was the focus of the conference that was jointly organised by Amanie Group and Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad (MARC) held at the Securities Commission from September 20 – 21, 2018. The one-and-a-half-day conference saw local and foreign Shariah,

Posted Date: August 30, 2018 Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad (MARC) yesterday honoured Malaysia’s top capital market players comprising investment banks, other financial institutions and bond/sukuk issuers at its 2017 Lead Managers League Table Awards held at Hilton Kuala Lumpur. The guest of honour, Datuk Zainal Izlan Zainal Abidin, Deputy Chief Executive of the Securities Commission

Posted Date: July 13, 2018 MARC has published its new methodology for assessing green bonds, social bonds or sustainability bonds including sukuk issued under Malaysia’s Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) Sukuk Framework (collectively referred to hereafter as impact bonds). MARC had earlier published for feedback from market participants an exposure draft which outlines the rating

Posted Date: June 29, 2018 Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad (MARC) held its 22nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) at The Majestic Hotel Kuala Lumpur on June 28, 2018. “MARC recorded a noteworthy performance on the back of improved corporate bond issuances in 2017,” said MARC Chairman Datuk Azizan Haji Abd Rahman in his review of the

Posted Date: May 22, 2018 Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad (MARC) announced the appointment of Kan Wai Sum as the organisation’s Chief Executive Officer. Madam Kan, who previously served CIMB Investment Bank Berhad (CIMB) as Head of Credit Strategy will succeed Encik Mohd Razlan Mohamed, the company’s former CEO from May 2007 to May 2018. Madam