Rating Announcements

MARC Ratings assigns preliminary ratings to S P Setia’s proposed sukuk programmes

MARC Ratings has assigned preliminary ratings to S P Setia Berhad’s proposed sukuk programmes as follows: RM3.5 billion Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN)/ Perpetual Sukuk Programme with a sublimit of RM1.5 billion on the Perpetual Sukuk at AAIS /A+IS. The ratings outlook is stable. RM500.0 million Islamic Commercial Papers Programme at MARC-1IS. MARC Ratings maintains its …

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MARC Ratings revises Sinar Kamiri’s rating outlook to positive

MARC Ratings has revised its rating outlook on Sinar Kamiri Sdn Bhd’s outstanding RM170.0 million ASEAN Green Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) Sukuk Wakalah to positive from stable. Concurrently, the AA-IS rating on the Sukuk Wakalah has been affirmed. The rating agency will upgrade Sinar Kamiri’s rating within the next 6–12 months provided the current …

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MARC Ratings publishes revised rating methodologies on financial institutions and Basel III-compliant capital instruments

MARC Ratings has revised its rating methodologies on financial institutions (FIs) as well as debt issuances qualifying for Basel III capital treatment issued by FIs and their financial holding companies. The methodology revisions do not represent fundamental shifts in MARC Ratings’ approaches but are intended to better align with recent trends in the financial services …

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MARC Ratings affirms Top Glove unit’s RM3.0 billion IMTN/ Perpetual Sukuk Programme ratings at AA-IS(CG)/AIS(CG)

MARC Ratings has affirmed its ratings on funding vehicle TG Treasury Berhad’s RM3.0 billion Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN)/ Perpetual Sukuk Programme at AA-IS(cg)/AIS(cg). The outlook on the ratings is stable. The IMTN/ Perpetual Sukuk carry an irrevocable and unconditional guarantee from TG Treasury’s parent Top Glove Corporation Bhd (Top Glove); therefore, the senior-ranked IMTN rating …

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MARC Ratings affirms AA-IS and A- ratings on Kesturi’s Senior Sukuk and Junior Bonds

MARC Ratings has affirmed its AA-IS and A- ratings on Konsortium Lebuhraya Utara-Timur (KL) Sdn Bhd’s (Kesturi) RM2.3 billion Sukuk Musharakah (Senior Sukuk) and RM180 million Redeemable Secured Junior Bonds with a stable outlook. The rating differential between the Senior Sukuk and Junior Bonds reflects the latter’s subordinated status in line with the rating agency’s …

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MARC Ratings revises Leader Energy’s rating outlook to positive

MARC Ratings has affirmed its AA-IS rating on Leader Energy Sdn Bhd’s outstanding RM215.0 million ASEAN Green Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) Sukuk Wakalah. Concurrently, the rating outlook has been revised to positive from stable. Leader Energy is the investment holding company of two solar power project companies, Leader Solar Energy Sdn Bhd (LSE I) …

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