The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Limited
13-Apr-23
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Madiha Sohail
madiha.sohail@pacra.com
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PACRA Maintains Stability Rating of Alfalah GHP Sovereign Fund
| Rating Type | Stability Rating | |
|
Current (13-Apr-23 ) |
Previous (13-Oct-22 ) |
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| Action | Maintain | Maintain |
| Long Term | AA-(f) | AA-(f) |
| Short Term | - | - |
| Outlook | Stable | Stable |
| Rating Watch | - | - |
Alfalah GHP Sovereign Fund ( "ASF" or the "Fund") is a medium-risk profile Fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to provide an investment medium whereby investors can participate in a portfolio that will seek to generate competitive income. The rating reflects moderate strength of the Fund's credit and interest rate risk profile. At the end Dec'22, ~39.4% of Funds were invested in PIBs, ~24.20% in T-bills while ~14.6% invested in Bank, ~11.2% in TFC/Sukuk, ~6.9% in CPs and ~3.7% in Others. The duration of the Fund stood at 159 days at the end Dec’22, exposing the Fund to moderate interest rate risk. The WAM of the Fund stood at 515 days exposing the Fund to a high level of credit risk and mark-to-market losses. The unit holding pattern of the Fund represented by the top ten Investors by 83.46%; giving rise to a high level of redemption pressure.
Material changes in the funds asset allocation strategy, impacting its credit quality and/or exposure to interest rate risk, would affect the rating.
About
the Entity
Alfalah Asset Management Limited (Formerly: Alfalah GHP Investment Management Limited) was incorporated on October 18, 2004 as an unlisted public limited company and is licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan to manage open-ended mutual funds and offer investment advisory services. The Company was established as joint venture Non-Banking Finance Company by Bank Alfalah Limited and GHP Arbitrium. The Company provides a wide range of mutual funds and pension funds both in conventional and Shariah compliant category. The Company also provides investment advisory services to HNW individuals and corporate clients.
The Company’s board of directors comprises eight members including the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer. The board is dominated by representatives of MAB Investments and Bank Alfalah Limited. The board has two independent and five non-executive directors. The board members possess strong profile and skills suited to the financial services industry. Assets under management of the Company stood at ~PKR 75bln at end Dec’22.