Prudential Plc Considering For The listing of ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company
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Prudential Plc Considering For The listing of ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company
Chandigarh: Prudential Plc is considering the listing of ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company (AMC), India’s second-largest mutual fund (MF) with assets of over -9 trillion.Through the IPO, the London-headquartered financial major plans to divest some of its 49 per cent stake. Shares of Prudential rallied over 6 per cent after the announcement on the London Stock Exchange.
In 2016, Prudential had divested its stake in ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company, another joint venture firm with the ICICI Bank group. Currently, ICICI Bank owns 51 per cent stake in ICICI Prudential AMC, while Prudential holds the remaining 49 per cent. Mutual funds (MFs) are gearing up with offerings centered on the ‘quality’ theme, as this investment approach is expected to rebound following three years of underperformance compared to the ‘value’ theme.
In a note last year, Nomura had said it expects the domestic MF industry’s assets under management (AUM) of MFs to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18 per cent over the next five years. The MF AUM as a percentage of nominal GDP, which is around 18 per cent now, is expected to increase to 26 per cent by the financial year 2030, it said.
In 2021, SBI MF, the country’s biggest fund house, too had announced its plan to come out with an IPO. The fund house later dropped the plan. SBI MF is a 63:37 JV between State Bank of India (SBI), India’s largest lender in terms of balance sheet size and Europe’s leading asset manager Amundi.
