The Sri Lankan mutual fund industry experienced large outflows in March 2022 with total assets under management (AUM) shrinking by more than 8% to LKR178 billion (around USD0.5 billion), based on Unit Trust Association of Sri Lanka (UTA) data, Fitch Ratings says in a new report.
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The country’s economic and social instability may have driven the outflows, with investors seeking safer assets. Total Sri Lankan mutual fund assets are still heavily skewed to money market funds (MMFs), despite AUM decline in the asset class. MMFs remain the largest asset type, accounting for 53% of the total mutual fund assets at end-1Q22, down from 68% at end-2020.
Fitch recently downgraded Sri Lanka's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating to ‘C’ from ‘CC’, after the Ministry of Finance said on 12 April 2022 it had suspended debt servicing of several categories of external debts.
Sri Lankan funds are exposed to the increasingly challenging operating environment and higher credit risk in some entities in which they may invest. The full report, “Sri Lankan Asset Management Dashboard: 1Q22”, can be accessed at fitchratings.com or by clicking the link above.