PACRA Maintains Stability Rating of Alfalah GHP Income Fund

Alfalah GHP Income Fund (or the "Fund") is a moderate risk profile Fund. The assigned rating reflects moderate strength of the Fund's credit and interest risk profile. The Fund had allocated ~63.8% of net assets in Banks, mainly AAA rated banks, ~17.7% in TFC/Sukuks whereas ~15.9% in T-bills. The duration and the WAM of the Fund was stood at 1-day (Dec'21: 19days), limiting exposure to interest rate and credit risk. The unit holding pattern of the Fund is highly concentrated were ~65% represented by top ten investors.
Going forward, material changes in the Fund's asset allocation strategy, impacting its credit quality and/or exposure to interest rate risk, would affect the rating.

About the Entity
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 60 bln at end Jun’22 and are spread across fifteen open-end mutual funds and two voluntary pension schemes.