RATINGS - Pefindo : PNM Amanah Syariah upgraded

PEFINDO has upgraded the credit quality rating for PNM Amanah Syariah (“the Fund”), a fixed-income mutual fund managed by PT PNM Investment Management (PNMIM) to “_idA_f” from “_idA-_f”.  The rating is based on the Fund’s portfolio as of November 30, 2010.  PEFINDO views that the Fund’s underlying assets provide adequate protection against losses from credit defaults.  The rating upgrade reflects increasing portion of “AAA” and “AA” rated assets to 57% as of November 30, 2010 from 48.2% as of October 29, 2010.


All “AAA” rated assets are placed in debt securities issued by Indonesian government.  PEFINDO believes that these type of assets have the strongest credit quality among debt instruments issued in the country.

Although they are not rated by PEFINDO, we assume government debt securities to have the same quality as “AAA” rating instruments.

PNMIM is an asset management company, which is 99% owned by PT Permodalan Nasional Madani (Persero), a state- owned company engaged in the development of micro, small, and medium enterprises and co-operatives.  PT PNM Investment Management is the result of the acquisition of PT Rashid Hussain Asset Management by PT Permodalan Nasional Madani (Persero) in 1999.  PT Rashid Hussain Asset Management obtained the investment management license from Bapepam-LK based on its letter 01/PM/MI/1998 dated January 27, 1998.

DISCLAIMER:

The PCR reflects only credit risks of the fund’s underlying assets and only valid for a particular scheme. The rating is not an opinion of the credit quality of the asset management company. It is neither a recommendation to buy, sell or hold the fund, nor a comment or opinion on market price, yield or sustainability and future performance of the fund.

Rating Period: December 21, 2010 – January 21, 2011 (Credit Quality Rating)
Contact Analyst: Dimas Aditya & Hendro Utomo

Source : http://new.pefindo.com/r_releasedetail.php?cid=790 - Jan 3, 2010