Ashmore Group PLC Trading Statement (1862U)
January 16 2017 - 2:00AM
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RNS Number : 1862U
Ashmore Group PLC
16 January 2017
Ashmore Group plc
+0700 16 January 2017
SECOND QUARTER ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT STATEMENT
Ashmore Group plc ("Ashmore", "the Group"), the specialist
Emerging Markets asset manager, announces today the following
update to its assets under management ("AuM") in respect of the
quarter ended 31 December 2016.
Assets under management
Actual Estimated Movement
30 September 31 December
2016 2016 Q2 vs Q1
Theme (US$ billion) (US$ billion) (%)
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External debt 12.2 11.4 -7%
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Local currency 13.7 12.4 -9%
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Corporate
debt 5.3 5.2 -2%
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Blended debt 14.5 14.1 -3%
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Equities 3.0 2.9 -3%
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Alternatives 1.5 1.5 -
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Multi-asset 1.2 1.1 -8%
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Overlay /
liquidity 3.2 3.6 +13%
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Total 54.6 52.2 -4%
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Assets under management declined by US$2.4 billion during the
period, comprising negative investment performance of US$1.7
billion and net outflows of US$0.7 billion.
Overlay and blended debt delivered net inflows over the quarter,
and flows were neutral in the corporate debt, equities and
alternatives themes. Net outflows were mainly experienced in local
currency and external debt, and were influenced by a small number
of segregated account redemptions and a reduction in mutual fund
flows following the US election. The multi-asset theme saw a small
net outflow during the period.
The steepening of yield curves and strengthening of the US
dollar led to negative investment performance in local currency,
blended debt, external debt and, to a lesser extent, in corporate
debt and equities, while the other investment themes were flat in
performance terms over the period. Despite lower market levels,
Ashmore's investment performance relative to benchmarks remained
very strong throughout the quarter across all fixed income and
equities investment themes.
Mark Coombs, Chief Executive Officer, Ashmore Group plc,
commented:
"Emerging Markets produced very strong investment returns in
2016 and delivered a 5% increase in Ashmore's AuM over the calendar
year. This was despite the final quarter being impacted by the US
election outcome, renewed strength in the US dollar, and a
steepening of yield curves. While these factors interrupted the
improvement in sentiment towards Emerging Markets, the effect
proved to be short-lived with asset prices strengthening in
December and continuing into the new year. The combination of
attractive absolute and relative returns, accelerating GDP growth,
and low allocations all support the expectation of further strong
performance in 2017 and a return to the improving flow trend seen
for most of 2016."
Notes
1. For the translation of US dollar-denominated balance sheet
items, the GBP/USD exchange rate was 1.2340 at 31 December 2016 (30
June 2016: 1.3234; 31 December 2015: 1.4736). For the translation
of US dollar management fees, the average GBP/USD exchange rate
achieved for the first half of the financial year was 1.2809 (H1
2015/16: 1.5291).
Ashmore will announce its interim results in respect of the six
months ended 31 December 2016 on 9 February 2017.
For further information please contact:
Ashmore Group plc
Paul Measday
Investor Relations +44 (0)20 3077 6278
FTI Consulting
Andrew Walton +44 (0)20 3727 1514
Kit Dunford +44 (0)20 3727 1143
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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