The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency (Pacra) has maintained the asset manager rating of Arif Habib investments Limited (AHI) at 'AM2' (AM two) while 'Positive Outlook' has been maintained to this rating. The rating reflects the company's leading industry position, emanating from diversity of product slate, successful track record, relatively superior systems and processes, qualified and experienced management and association with a sound business group.
Compared to peers in investment management business, company has relatively superior diversity in terms of investors' profile. The performance and the liquidity profile of company's fluids have remained strong. Owing to the proposed merger between Arif Habib Investments Limited and MCB AMC, which is expected to create synergies in various dimensions and have positive implications on the rating of the combined entity.-PR