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Interim Management Statement

19th Apr 2012 07:00

RNS Number : 6264B
Jupiter Fund Management PLC
19 April 2012
 



 

Jupiter Fund Management plc

 

Q1 Interim Management Statement

 

19 April 2012

 

Jupiter Fund Management plc ("Jupiter", the "Group") today issues its trading update in respect of the three months to 31 March 2012.

 

HIGHLIGHTS

 

§ Assets under management ("AUM") increased to £24.2 billion in the three months to 31 March 2012.

§ Net mutual fund inflows of £55m in the three months to 31 March 2012.

§ Hire of Distribution and Strategy Director.

 

Edward Bonham Carter, Chief Executive, commented:

 

"The market bounce in early 2012 led to an improvement in the retail net flow environment during the quarter, with limited net inflows into equity funds in the UK and Europe for the first time in nearly six months. These trends helped our mutual funds return to net inflow and, combined with strong market returns, total AUM increased to £24.2 billion at 31 March 2012."

 

ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT AND FLOWS

 

AUM by product

 

 

31 December 2011

£m

Q1 net flows

£m

Market movement

£m

31 March 2012

£m

Mutual funds

17,219

55

1,077

18,351

Segregated mandates

3,338

(102)

257

3,493

Private clients

1,731

(66)

92

1,757

Investment trusts

519

-

57

576

Total

22,807

(113)

1,483

24,177

 

Equity investors experienced one of the best starts to the year in markets for a decade, leading to AUM increasing to £24.2 billion as at 31 March 2012.

 

After the continuation of Q4 2011's weak trading through January, improving investor sentiment led to a recovery in mutual fund flows and a positive contribution of £55 million across the entire quarter. However, the previously notified lower margin outflows within segregated mandates and private clients resulted in net outflows of £113 million overall. As previously disclosed, we expect the £570 million segregated mandate loss to take place during the second quarter.

 

CORPORATE UPDATE

 

On 30 March, we announced Maarten Slendebroek will join the Board as Executive Director responsible for Distribution and Strategy, subject to FSA approval. Maarten has extensive experience of running cross-border asset management operations from his 25-year career in the investment industry and will join Jupiter from BlackRock where he has worked for 18 years, most recently as Head of International Retail. He is expected to join Jupiter in the second half of 2012.

 

OUTLOOK

 

Consumer confidence remains fragile and industry flows vulnerable to any perceived increase in stock market volatility. However, we continue to believe in the long-term growth prospects for the savings market and remain focused on delivering strong fund performance for our clients and investing in our business to capitalise on these opportunities.

 

For further information please contact:

Investors

Media

Jupiter

Philip Johnson

+44 (0)20 7314 4807

Alicia Wyllie

+44 (0)20 7314 5573

 

 

 

FTI Consulting

Ed Gascoigne-Pees

+44 (0)20 7269 7132

Andrew Walton

+44 (0)20 7269 7204

 

Forward-looking statements

 

This announcement contains forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results and business of the Group. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events, and depend on circumstances, that will occur in the future. Jupiter's actual results may differ materially from the results expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. Nothing in this announcement should be construed as a profit forecast.

 

 

Historic Flow and AUM data by quarter

 

Flows and AUM by quarter

 

 

Q1 2011

£m

Q2 2011

£m

Q3 2011

£m

Q4 2011

£m

Q1 2012

£m

Q2 2012

£m

Q3 2012

£m

Q4 2012

£m

Total

Opening AUM

24,078

24,453

24,783

22,299

22,807

Gross inflows

1,619

1,541

1,653

1,002

1,207

Gross outflows

(1,286)

(1,198)

(1,358)

(1,227)

(1,320)

Net Flows

333

343

295

(225)

(113)

Market / FX movements

42

(13)

(2,779)

733

1,483

Closing AUM

24,453

24,783

22,299

22,807

24,177

Mutual funds

Opening AUM

18,418

18,715

18,925

16,763

17,219

Gross inflows

1,493

1,272

1,120

882

1,122

Gross outflows

(1,096)

(1,012)

(1,156)

(975)

(1,067)

Net Flows

397

260

(36)

(93)

55

Market / FX movements

(100)

(50)

(2,126)

549

1,077

Closing AUM

18,715

18,925

16,763

17,219

18,351

Segregated mandates1

Opening AUM

3,440

3,487

3,548

3,370

3,338

Gross inflows

54

170

438

86

42

Gross outflows

(125)

(136)

(169)

(222)

(144)

Net Flows

(71)

34

269

(136)

(102)

Market / FX movements

118

27

(447)

104

257

Closing AUM

3,487

3,548

3,370

3,338

3,493

Private clients

Opening AUM

1,693

1,702

1,760

1,677

1,731

Gross inflows

72

99

95

34

43

Gross outflows

(65)

(50)

(33)

(30)

(109)

Net Flows

7

49

62

4

(66)

Market / FX movements

2

9

(145)

50

92

Closing AUM

1,702

1,760

1,677

1,731

1,757

Investment trusts

Opening AUM

527

549

550

489

519

Gross inflows

0

0

0

0

0

Gross outflows

0

0

0

0

0

Net Flows

0

0

0

0

0

Market / FX movements

22

1

(61)

30

57

Closing AUM

549

550

489

519

576

 

1 As previously notified, hedge funds are now included within segregated mandates product category

 

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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