Premier Miton Group PLC Q1 AuM Update (4603Z)

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RNS Number : 4603Z

Premier Miton Group PLC

12 January 2024

Premier Miton Group plc

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

Q1 AuM update

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

   --   GBP10.1 billion closing AuM at 31 December 2023 (30 September 2023: GBP9.8 billion) 
   --   GBP0.2 billion of net fund outflows for the Quarter 
   --   GBP0.1 billion of mandate transfer and fund disposal (4) 

-- Continued strong relative investment performance with 75% (2) of funds in the first or second quartile of their respective sectors since launch or fund manager tenure

Mike O'Shea, Chief Executive Officer, commented:

" The Group's AuM ended the Quarter at GBP10.1 billion, an increase of 3% on the opening position for the year. The closing AuM and the net outflows for the Quarter include the sale of the Premier Miton Worldwide Opportunities Fund and the previously announced transfer of the MIGO Opportunities Trust plc to Asset Value Investors, these had a combined AuM of GBP0.1 billion.

As part of our ambition to develop the Group's presence in the offshore fund market, we are pleased to announce that during the period we agreed to take on the investment management of a Dublin based UCITS platform with approximately GBP0.1 billion of AuM. This will be the foundation of our offshore fund development plans enabling us to distribute our fund management capabilities across a broader client base. The appointment remains subject to normal regulatory clearances and is expected to complete in February 2024. Further details will be announced in due course. The assets of the Dublin UCITS platform will be managed by the Group's existing fund management teams and no new employees will be joining the Group as a result. Neither the consideration from the sale of the Worldwide Opportunities fund or for the appointment to the Dublin UCITS platform are material to the Group's cash position.

I am pleased to note that the improvement in short term performance mentioned at the time of our full year results announcement has continued into the calendar year end. As a result, our investment performance remains relatively strong with 75% (2) of funds in the first or second quartile of their respective sectors since launch or fund manager tenure. "

Assets under Management:

 
 
                   Opening     Quarter                       Closing 
                       AuM           1          Market           AuM 
                     1 Oct         net    / investment        31 Dec 
                      2023       flows     performance    2023 (1,3) 
                      GBPm        GBPm            GBPm          GBPm 
 
   Equity funds      4,563       (253)             358         4,668 
 Multi-asset 
  funds              3,068       (141)             156         3,083 
 Fixed income 
  funds              1,160         112              37         1,309 
 Investment 
  trusts               448        (79)               8           377 
 Segregated 
  mandates             582          23              31           636 
 
   Total             9,821       (338)             590        10,073 
 
 

(1) Comprising of 40 open-ended funds, three investment trusts and two external segregated mandates.

(2) The quartile performance rankings are based on Investment Association sector classifications where applicable. This covered a total of 36 open-ended funds since manager inception. Data is sourced from FE Analytics FinXL using the main representative post-RDR share class, based on a total return, UK Sterling basis. All data is as at 31 December 2023 and the performance period relates to when the fund launched or the assumed tenure of the fund manager(s).

(3) AuM and net flows are presented after the removal of AuM invested in other funds managed by the Group. At the Period end these totalled GBP267 million.

(4) Figure is included within the total Quarter 1 net flows in the table above (within the AuM of Equity funds and Investment trusts).

ENDS

For further information, please contact:

 
  Premier Miton Group plc 
   Mike O'Shea, Chief Executive Officer           01483 306 090 
  Investec Bank plc (Nominated Adviser and 
   Broker) 
   Bruce Garrow / Ben Griffiths / Virginia 
   Bull / Harry Hargreaves                        020 7597 4000 
  Edelman Smithfield Consultants (Financial 
   PR)                                            07785 275665 / 
   John Kiely / Latika Shah                       07950 671948 
 

Notes to editors:

Premier Miton Investors is focused on delivering good investment outcomes for investors through relevant products and active management across its range of investment strategies, which include equity, fixed income, multi-asset and absolute return.

LEI Number: 213800LK2M4CLJ4H2V85

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