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Date
17-Oct-19

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Afnan Iqbal
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PACRA Maintains the Stability Rating of Alfalah GHP Income Multiplier Fund.

Rating Type Stability Rating
Current
(17-Oct-19 )
Previous
(17-Apr-19 )
Action Maintain Maintain
Long Term A+(f) A+(f)
Short Term - -
Outlook Stable Stable
Rating Watch - -

The rating reflects the good credit quality and liquidity profile of the fund. At the end of Jun‐19, fund's exposure was ~49% as cash with banks rated 'AA‐' and
above. The exposure with TFCs/Sukuks was ~42% with the minimum rating of 'A+' and above. The unit holding pattern of the fund is concentrated with top
10 investors representing ~88% of the fund's assets, (of which ~69.19% are owned investments) which exposes the fund to a low level of redemption
pressure.
Going forward, the fund intends to maintain its exposure of cash with banks while also enhancing its exposure in debt instruments. The fund will be
investing in debt instruments having the credit rating not less than A+. Material changes in the fund's asset allocation strategy, which could negatively
impact the fund's credit quality and exposure to interest rate risk, remains critical for the rating

About the Entity
Alfalah GHP Investment Management Limited was incorporated amid October 2004, as a public limited company. The major shareholders of the company are Bank Alfalah Limited with ~ 40% stake followed by MAB Investment Inc with ~ 42% stake. The company commenced its operations in March 2005 and is registered as an Asset Management Company and Investment Advisor under the Non-Banking Finance Companies Regulations. The company operates through its head office in Karachi and have branches in the major cities. The company is currently managing a diverse product slate of twenty-one funds.

Company’s eight-member BoD includes the CEO along with two representatives of BAFL, one representative of GHP Beteligungen Limited, one representative of MAB Investments and two directors are independent. The board is chaired by Mr. Adeel Khalid Bajwa. He is the CEO of Dhabi Group based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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