Firm ‘pleased’ with shareholder feedback and market reaction to sale of international arm
Financial services giant Quilter has experienced a significantly positive first quarter of 2021 with assets under management and administration (AuMA) soaring by 26% compared to the same period last year.
This also marks a 2% rise to nearly £120bn ($166bn, €138bn) from Q4 2020.
The growth was largely led by its investment platform, after completing its migration in February 2021, which reported a 29% increase in gross sale for the first three months of the year to £2.2bn, compared with £1.7bn in the same period in 2020.
The firm said this led to a 100% increase in net inflows to £1bn, from the £500m last year.
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The wealth management firm s board has already approved the deal.
The acquisition is likely to generate net proceeds of £450 million for Quilter.
In an announcement on Thursday, Quilter plc (LON: QLT) said it will offload its international business for £483 million to Utmost Group (specialist life assurance company) – a move that will help it expand focus on its wealth management segment in the United Kingdom. CEO Paul Feeney said on Thursday:
“The sale allows us to focus on accelerating our growth and efficiency plans as well as further simplifying and focusing our business around its core UK high net worth and affluent customer proposition. It also gives us the ability to deliver a further meaningful capital distribution to shareholders.”
Life company was put under strategic review late last year
Two Isle of Man life companies look set to merge, following an announcement that Utmost Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Quilter International.
The deal is subject to regulatory approval and will see Quilter receive roughly £483m ($664.9m, €566.9m) in cash assuming completion on 31 December 2021.
The plan is to fold Quilter International into Utmost international, to which it will add £22bn of assets under administration and 90,000 life policies.
In addition to its Isle of Man base, Quilter International has offices in Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai.
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