26 February 2021 | 07:31am
StockMarketWire.com - Fund management company Jupiter Fund Management reported higher underlying profit on increased assets under management as strong UK equities and alternative funds performance offset net inflows.
The company also declared special a dividend, citing high-level of performance fees.
For the year ended 31 December, underlying pre-tax profit increased by 10% to £179.0 million as assets under management increased by 37% to £58.7 billion.
This increase was driven largely by the increased performance fee income of £73.6 million versus £7.9 million last year.
Statutory pre-tax profit fell 12% to £132.6 million year-on-year, on costs related to the acquisition of Merian. Net outflows totaled £4 billion amid depressed levels of retail investment sentiment, the company said.