Premier Miton Group PLC Q3 AuM update (4602S)

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RNS Number : 4602S

Premier Miton Group PLC

09 July 2020

9 July 2020

Premier Miton Group plc

('Premier Miton', 'Group' or the 'Company')

Q3 AuM update

Premier Miton strengthens investment capabilities with key new hires as AuM increases to GBP10.3 billion

Premier Miton Group plc (AIM: PMI) today provides an update on its unaudited statement of Assets under Management ('AuM') for the third quarter of its financial year (the 'Period').

   --   Closing AuM of GBP10.3 billion at 30 June 2020 (31 March 2020: GBP9.1 billion). 

Fund manager appointments and new products

Fixed income

-- Lloyd Harris appointed as Head of Fixed Income and lead manager of the Premier Corporate Bond Monthly Income Fund.

-- Lloyd joins in August 2020 from Merian Global Investors where he has worked since January 2012.

-- He will be joined by other members of the Merian fixed income investment team, including co-manager, Simon Prior.

   --   The team managed approximately GBP1 billion(1) across three funds. 

-- Launch of two new fixed income products planned before the end of the calendar year, subject to regulatory approval.

Global smaller companies

   --   Alan Rowsell appointed as manager of a planned new global smaller companies fund. 

-- Alan joins in October 2020 from Aberdeen Standard Investments where he has been manager of the GBP1.2 billion(1) ASI Global Smaller Companies Fund since 2012.

Mike O'Shea, Chief Executive Officer, commented:

"I am delighted to welcome Lloyd Harris, Simon Prior, Alan Rowsell and their investment analysts to our active investment management team. These hires strengthen our investment capabilities and broaden the product range we can offer our clients.

We will continue to grow our business through the addition of new investment talent and by developing our product range where significant client demand is identified.

The Group's AuM saw a recovery of 12% from the position at 31 March 2020 to end the quarter at GBP10.3 billion.

The single strategy funds continued to see inflows across several products. Leading this was the European equity investment team with inflows in the Period bringing their AuM to GBP1.48 billion as at 30 June 2020. I am pleased to report that the LF Miton European Opportunities Fund is the best performing European ex UK equity fund since its launch(2) and the fund very recently won Best European fund at the Investment Week Fund Manager of the Year Awards 2020 along with best Europe fund in the Money Observer Fund Awards 2020.

There was a slowdown in outflows across the multi-asset and fixed income products compared to the previous two quarters. Looking forward we continue to see growth opportunities across our range of both new and established funds."

Assets under Management

 
 
                                          Half 
                   Opening                year       Quarter                   Year          Market   Closing 
                       AuM                 net             3                to date    / investment       AuM 
                     1 Oct    Merger     flows     net flows                    net     performance    30 Jun 
                      2019       (3)       (4)           (4)     Closure      flows             (4)      2020 
                      GBPm      GBPm      GBPm          GBPm        GBPm       GBPm            GBPm      GBPm 
 
   Equity funds      1,312     3,406       116            95           -        211            (23)     4,906 
 Multi-asset 
  funds              4,423       795     (325)         (187)           -      (512)           (325)     4,381 
 Fixed income 
  funds                576         -     (180)          (20)           -      (200)            (11)       365 
 Investment 
  trusts               150       500         -          (18)           -       (18)            (34)       598 
 Segregated 
  mandates              95         -         -             -        (96)       (96)               1         - 
 
   Total             6,556     4,701     (389)         (130)        (96)      (615)           (392)    10,250 
 
 
   (1)   Fund sizes as at 31 May 2020. Source: Provider's own factsheet 

(2) Source: FE Analytics, data to 30 June 2020 using the B accumulation share class within the Investment Association Europe ex UK sector, income reinvested, mid-to-mid and net of fees in UK Sterling terms

(3) Merger of Premier Asset Management Group plc and Miton Group plc on 14 November 2019

(4) Includes the former Miton Group plc fund range with effect from close of business on 14 November 2019

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For further information, please contact:

 
  Premier Miton Group plc 
   Mike O'Shea, Chief Executive Officer            01483 306 090 
  Numis Securities Limited (NOMAD and Broker) 
   Kevin Cruickshank / Charles Farquhar / Huw 
   Jeremy                                          020 7260 1000 
  Liberum Capital Limited (Joint Broker) 
   Richard Crawley / Jamie Richards                020 3100 2000 
                                                   020 3047 2544 
  Smithfield Consultants (Financial PR)             / 
   John Kiely / Andrew Wilde / Imogen Gardam        07785 275665 
 

Notes to editors:

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