Rating Announcements

MARC Ratings affirms Top Glove rating at AA+

MARC Ratings has affirmed Top Glove Corporation Bhd’s (Top Glove) corporate credit rating at AA+ and concurrently affirmed its wholly-owned TG Excellence Berhad’s RM3.0 billion Perpetual Sukuk Wakalah Programme rating at AA-IS(CG). The ratings outlook is stable. The rating on the perpetual sukuk reflects its subordination to Top Glove group’s senior unsecured obligations. Top Glove’s …

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MARC Ratings assigns preliminary rating of AAAIS to TNB Power Generation’s proposed sukuk programme

MARC Ratings has assigned a preliminary rating of AAAIS to TNB Power Generation Sdn Bhd’s (TPGSB) proposed sukuk programme of up to RM10.0 billion. The rating carries a stable outlook. Commencing operations on October 1, 2020, TPGSB was incorporated to assume the generation assets and liabilities of its parent Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) under a …

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MARC assigns “Gold” rating to TNB Power Generation Sdn Bhd’s Sustainability Sukuk Framework

MARC has assigned a “Gold” Sustainability Sukuk Assessment to TNB Power Generation Sdn Bhd’s (TPGSB or the Issuer) Sustainability Sukuk Framework. TPGSB, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia’s largest electricity utility Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), is proposing to issue a Sustainability Sukuk to exclusively finance and/or refinance loans obtained to finance the development costs of an …

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MARC Ratings affirms AAIS rating on BEWG’S RM400.0 million Sukuk Wakalah

MARC Ratings has affirmed BEWG (M) Sdn Bhd’s (BEWG) RM400 million Sukuk Wakalah rating of AAIS with a stable outlook. BEWG is a 100%-subsidiary of Hong Kong–based Beijing Enterprises Water Group Limited (BEWGL), principally involved in the water treatment and distribution facilities project in Kemaman for the Terengganu state government. The rating incorporates the credit …

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MARC affirms Kenanga Investment Bank’s FI ratings at A+/MARC-1

MARC has affirmed its long-term and short-term financial institution (FI) ratings of A+ and MARC-1 on Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad (Kenanga) with a stable outlook. The affirmed ratings are primarily premised on Kenanga’s strong competitive position in the retail stockbroking business in Malaysia, its healthy capital position, its moderate profitability metrics and adequate funding profile. …

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