Premier Miton has closed out the first quarter of its financial year with flat assets under management after suffering £87m of redemptions from its open-ended funds amid a “challenging period for UK fund flows”.
In an unaudited trading update, the fund manager revealed its equity funds had leaked £70m over the three months to 31 December and that clients had pulled £79m from its multi-asset funds. This offset £62m of net inflows into its fixed income funds.
Including the loss of the £100m closed-ended Acorn Income mandate, net outflows for the period reached £188m.
Total assets in the three months to 31 December remained unchanged from the previous quarter at £13.9bn, however, as market movements of £194m offset redemptions.
The preliminary Q1 figures did not go down well with shareholders, who sent shares in the asset manager toppling by 4% by midday.
Chief executive Mike O’Shea (pictured) said the result was “disappointing” coming off the back of four consecutive quarters of net inflows totalling £830m but said the redemptions reflect “a challenging period for UK fund flows in general, and for UK equities in particular”.
“Importantly, our investment performance remains strong, with 80% of funds in the first or second quartile of their respective sectors since launch or fund manager tenure, with both our more established and newer funds performing well,” he said.
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