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MARC MALAYSIAN BOND AND SUKUK CONFERENCE 2021 DAY 2: Leveraging fintech to enhance financial inclusion; demand for ESG sukuk remains on the uptrend

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 …

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MARC MALAYSIA BOND & SUKUK CONFERENCE 2021 kicks off; focus on continued growth and innovation of Malaysian capital market

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 …

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MARC to host MARC Malaysian Bond & Sukuk Virtual Conference 2021

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 …

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MARC announces appointment of new chairman and board members

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 …

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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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