RATINGS - AMANAH SYARIAH (Managed by PT PNM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT)

PEFINDO raised 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 March 31, 2011.  PEFINDO views that the Fund’s underlying assets provide adequate protection against losses from credit defaults.  The rating upgrade is driven by the increasing portion of liquid assets that was placed in custodian bank to 9.3% as of March 31, 2011 from 2.7% as of February 28, 2011.  Debt instruments issued by the Indonesian government are included in the “AAA” rated assets.  (full story)
PEFINDO believes that these instruments 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: April 11, 2011 – May 21, 2011 (Credit Quality Rating)
Contact Analyst: Dimas Aditya & Hotma Parulian Manalu

Source : http://new.pefindo.com/r_releasedetail.php?cid=857 - April 14, 2011