Rating Announcements

MARC Ratings has affirmed its AAAIS and AAA ratings on Cagamas MBS Berhad’s asset-backed Sukuk Musyarakah issuance (CMBS 2007-1-i) and fixed rate serial bonds (CMBS 2005-2; CMBS 2007-2). The outlook on all ratings is stable. Cagamas MBS was established to undertake the securitisation of government staff housing loans/financings. The affirmed ratings and outlook reflect the […]

MARC Ratings has affirmed its long-term ratings of AAA, AA and A on Kinabalu Capital Sdn Bhd’s Issue 3 of RM113 million Class A, RM21 million Class B and RM11 million Class C Medium-Term Notes (MTN). The outlook on all ratings is stable. The affirmed ratings reflect the loan-to-value (LTV) ratios of the classes under

MARC Ratings has assigned a preliminary rating of AAIS(cg) to Sunway Healthcare Treasury Sdn Bhd’s (SH Treasury) existing unrated Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) Programme of up to RM5.0 billion with a stable outlook. The rating reflects the credit strength of parent Sunway Healthcare Holdings Sdn Bhd (SHH), on account of the unconditional and irrevocable guarantee

MARC Ratings has revised its rating on Segi Astana Sdn Bhd’s RM415.0 million ASEAN Green Medium-Term Notes (MTN) from AA- to A+ following the downgrade of parent WCT Holdings Berhad’s rating to A+ from AA-. WCT Holdings has provided a liquidity support undertaking to Segi Astana to ensure funds are sufficient or a refinancing is

MARC Ratings has lowered its rating on TG Excellence Berhad’s RM3.0 billion Perpetual Sukuk Wakalah Programme to AIS(cg) from A+IS(cg). TG Excellence is a wholly-owned funding vehicle of Top Glove Corporation Bhd which has provided an irrevocable and unconditional guarantee on the perpetual sukuk programme. The rating action follows the downgrade of Top Glove’s corporate

MARC Ratings has downgraded its ratings on WCT Holdings Berhad’s RM1.0 billion Medium-Term Notes (MTN) Programme to A+ from AA-, and RM1.5 billion Sukuk Murabahah Programme to A+IS from AA-IS. Concurrently, the rating on WCT Holdings’ RM1.0 billion Perpetual Sukuk Musharakah Programme has been lowered to A-IS from AIS. The ratings outlook has been revised

MARC Ratings has removed ANIH Berhad’s rating from MARCWatch Negative placement where it has been since May 25, 2023. The placement was due to the uncertainties stemming from the new supplemental concession agreement (SCA) between ANIH and the government signed on November 17, 2022, including the potential weakening of its financial profile following the abolishment

MARC Ratings has removed UMW Holdings Berhad’s (UMW) sukuk programme ratings from MARCWatch Developing, where they have been placed since August 25, 2023. The rating action then was taken to assess the potential impact from the significant change in UMW’s shareholding structure following the sale of Permodalan Nasional Berhad’s (PNB) 61.18% equity stake to Sime