by Ganesh Sahathevan
It has been reported that Maybank has issued a press statement "slamming" reports that Maybank will suffer signifiant losses from the likely liquidation of Genting HK.
Maybank says the reports of its losses are "baseless" , but its press release raises many bases of concern.
Maybank states:
“While we do not comment on our exposure to customers or alleged customers owing to confidentiality obligations, Maybank would like to re-enforce that it observes strict accounting treatment related to provisioning and impairment of loans, as per International Financial Reporting Standard and Malaysian Financial Reporting Standard requirements, and these accounting treatment are also subject to comprehensive reviews by our external auditors and regulators,” the statement said.
Maybank has a rigorous asset quality monitoring process, whereby vulnerable borrowers are identified and managed accordingly from the onset of any potential asset quality weakness.
The above statement is unfortunately less than re-assuring.
First, review of Maybank's financial records by external auditors for compliance with accounting standards is not very likely to reveal any problems with loan quality, unless those problems have been disclosed in Maybank's own records.
Second, it is highly unlikely that Genting and its related businesses would have been considered "vulnerable borrowers" by any bank in Malaysia, including Maybank. Consequently, it is not likely that there would have been any specific provisions made for any loss on loans to Genting HK.
A simple "no exposure" would have sufficed, but Maybank chose instead to go on an offensive. It can now provide answers to issues it has caused to arise.
TO BE READ WITH
Maybank: Allegations of financial trouble baseless
Tuesday, 25 Jan 2022
“With regard to your query on recent news articles suggesting that Maybank is one of the three Malaysian banks that will face major financial trouble owing to exposure to Genting Hong Kong, Maybank would like to state vehemently that these allegations are baseless,” Maybank said said in a written reply to query on the issue.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malayan Banking Bhd
(Maybank) says allegations that it will face major financial trouble owing to exposure to Genting Hong Kong are baseless.
“With regard to your query on recent news articles suggesting that Maybank is one of the three Malaysian banks that will face major financial trouble owing to exposure to Genting Hong Kong, Maybank would like to state vehemently that these allegations are baseless,” it said in a written reply to query on the issue.
It was reported that three Malaysian banks’ profits, including Maybank, are set to take a major hit as trouble looms over cruise operator Genting Hong Kong – a major Asian corporate casualty of the Covid-19 pandemic. The other two banks are CIMB and RHB Bank Bhd.
The report by Singapore’s Straits Times said that these three banks are among some the chief unsecured creditors of Genting Hong Kong, with a combined exposure of US$600mil (RM2.5bil).
Genting Hong Kong’s liquidation filing came just a week after its German shipbuilding subsidiary MV Werften went into insolvency, a development that triggered cross-defaults for the entire group’s various financing arrangements amounting to more than US$2.7bil (RM11.31bil), it reported.
“While we do not comment on our exposure to customers or alleged customers owing to confidentiality obligations, Maybank would like to re-enforce that it observes strict accounting treatment related to provisioning and impairment of loans, as per International Financial Reporting Standard and Malaysian Financial Reporting Standard requirements, and these accounting treatment are also subject to comprehensive reviews by our external auditors and regulators,” the statement said.
Maybank has a rigorous asset quality monitoring process, whereby vulnerable borrowers are identified and managed accordingly from the onset of any potential asset quality weakness. — Bernama
Maybank: Allegations of financial trouble baseless
Tuesday, 25 Jan 2022
“With regard to your query on recent news articles suggesting that Maybank is one of the three Malaysian banks that will face major financial trouble owing to exposure to Genting Hong Kong, Maybank would like to state vehemently that these allegations are baseless,” Maybank said said in a written reply to query on the issue.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malayan Banking Bhd
(Maybank) says allegations that it will face major financial trouble owing to exposure to Genting Hong Kong are baseless.“With regard to your query on recent news articles suggesting that Maybank is one of the three Malaysian banks that will face major financial trouble owing to exposure to Genting Hong Kong, Maybank would like to state vehemently that these allegations are baseless,” it said in a written reply to query on the issue.
It was reported that three Malaysian banks’ profits, including Maybank, are set to take a major hit as trouble looms over cruise operator Genting Hong Kong – a major Asian corporate casualty of the Covid-19 pandemic. The other two banks are CIMB and RHB Bank Bhd.
The report by Singapore’s Straits Times said that these three banks are among some the chief unsecured creditors of Genting Hong Kong, with a combined exposure of US$600mil (RM2.5bil).
Genting Hong Kong’s liquidation filing came just a week after its German shipbuilding subsidiary MV Werften went into insolvency, a development that triggered cross-defaults for the entire group’s various financing arrangements amounting to more than US$2.7bil (RM11.31bil), it reported.
“While we do not comment on our exposure to customers or alleged customers owing to confidentiality obligations, Maybank would like to re-enforce that it observes strict accounting treatment related to provisioning and impairment of loans, as per International Financial Reporting Standard and Malaysian Financial Reporting Standard requirements, and these accounting treatment are also subject to comprehensive reviews by our external auditors and regulators,” the statement said.
Maybank has a rigorous asset quality monitoring process, whereby vulnerable borrowers are identified and managed accordingly from the onset of any potential asset quality weakness. — Bernama
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