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Posted Date: May, 21, 2021 The third and final day of the MARC MALAYSIAN BOND & SUKUK CONFERENCE 2021 began with a discussion on environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG). The conversation was centred around the development of ESG policies, with all panellists agreeing that factoring ESG into investment decisions is unavoidable. The panellists featured […]

Posted Date: May 20, 2021 The second day of the MARC MALAYSIAN BOND & SUKUK CONFERENCE 2021 commenced with a presentation by Mr. John Sidoli, Research and Compliance, SINEGY on the utilisation of fintech in bond and sukuk issuances and an overview of the global digital landscape. He further elaborated on Malaysia’s initiatives regarding the

Posted Date: May 19, 2021 The MARC MALAYSIA BOND & SUKUK CONFERENCE 2021 commenced this morning. The conference, which will be held over three half days from May 19 to May 21, 2021, will comprise a diverse mix of representatives from Malaysia’s debt capital market. It presents a key opportunity for all stakeholders to have

Posted Date: May 07, 2021 Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad (MARC) will host the MARC MALAYSIAN BOND & SUKUK VIRTUAL CONFERENCE 2021 (MMBS 2021) which will be held over three half days from May 19 to May 21, 2021. This virtual conference will be officiated by Datuk Syed Zaid Albar, Executive Chairman of the Securities Commission

Posted Date: May 06, 2021 The Malaysian economy remains weak. We expect 1Q2021 GDP growth to remain in negative territory for the fourth consecutive quarter, albeit at a more moderate pace of -1.6% y-o-y (4Q2020: -3.4%) mainly due to the low base effect. The decline will mark the longest consecutive quarters of negative growth in

Posted Date: May 5, 2021 Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad (MARC) announced today the appointment of a new chairman and three board members to its Board of Directors. MARC also announced the retirement of its previous chairman, Datuk Azizan Haji Abd Rahman, who served from December 2012 to April 2021. Two directors, Dato’ Muthanna Abdullah and

Posted Date: April 26, 2021 In Part One of this article, we unpacked Malaysia’s overall achievements and opined that the government is likely to soon revise Shared Prosperity Vision 2030 (SPV2030)’s targets. Part Two of this article will discuss three key ideas; firstly, how past economic crises have shaped the Malaysian economy and its impact

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

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