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Shahzaib Khalid
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PACRA Maintains Stability Rating of JS Islamic Income Fund (formerly: JS Islamic Government Securities Fund)
Rating Type | Stability Rating | |
Current (06-Dec-18 ) |
Previous (30-Jun-18 ) |
|
Action | Maintain | Maintain |
Long Term | AA-(f) | AA-(f) |
Short Term | - | - |
Outlook | Stable | Stable |
Rating Watch | - | - |
The objective of JS Islamic Income Fund is to generate stable returns and ensure capital preservation over medium to long term, by investing primarily in quality Sukuks, Shariah-compliant Government Securities, Shariah-compliant Bank Deposits and other Shariah-compliant debt instruments.
At end June-18, fund's exposure was ~61% with Sukuks having credit ratings of AAA (~14%), AA (~22%) and A (~25%). ~38% of the assets were placed as cash in banks (A+ rated and above). Weighted average maturity of the fund remains at 2.7 years. The unit holding pattern of the fund is highly concentrated with top ten investors representing 97% of the fund's assets, (of which ~67% are owned investments) which exposes the fund to a low level of redemption pressure.
Going forward, the fund intends to maintain exposure towards debt instruments and cash balances. Material changes in the fund's asset allocation strategy, which could impact the fund's credit quality and exposure to interest rate risk, remains critical for the rating. PACRA would monitor performance against agreed parameters on monthly average basis.
About
the Entity
JS Investments Limited was incorporated in 1995 and listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange since April 24, 2007. It is one of the oldest private sector asset management company in Pakistan and rated AM2 by JCR. JS Bank Limited owns ~65% of JS Investments Limited. JS Bank Limited carries a long-term rating of 'AA-' and short-term rating of 'A1+' by PACRA. JS investments has a diversified fund slate consisting of eleven open-end funds and two voluntary pension funds. The AUMs are ~PKR 18bln at end-Oct'18.
The board of JS Investments Limited comprises eight members including the Chief Executive Officer. The board has one independent director, four sponsor representatives and two group representatives. The Chairman Mr. Basir Shamsie is a part of the JS Group since 1994 and is the Chairman of JS Investments Limited since 2016. The CEO, Mr. Hasnain Raza Nensey has profound experience in the financial industry.