Moody's has also downgraded the national scale rating of Gainvest Renta Fija Dólares FCI, from B-bf/A-bf.ar to B-bf/Baa-bf.ar, following its restructuring to invest exclusively on USD denominated instruments, due to the fact that the bond fund's investors are exposed to pesification risk which has been elevated in the last several months.
Rating Rationale
"The fund ratings are based on Moody's expectation that Gainvest RF Protección, which expect to receives subscriptions from Gainvest RF Dólares portfolio, will maintain over 75% of invested assets in corporate bonds, sub-sovereign government bonds and ABS securities denominated in pesos linked to US dollar that are issued by several companies with a minimum rating of B-bf/A-b.ar-Baa-bf.ar. The balance of the fund's asset are expected to be allocated to liquid assets basically local mutual funds, predominantly rated at B-bf rating level," said Moody's lead analyst Carlos de Nevares.
Additionally, Moody´s downgraded the national scale rating of Gainvest Renta Fija en Dólares, reflecting that the fund will keep dollar-denominated assets. This now exposes the fund to asset pesification risk that has become elevated since the Argentinean government increased dollar exchange restrictions, for political and economic reasons.
We expect institutional investors, such as local insurance companies and high net worth individuals who have been historical clients of Gainvest SGFI affiliated companies, to become key shareholder for the new fund.
Gainvest SA. SGFI. is an Argentina-domiciled subsidiary of INTL FC Stone. As of September, Gainvest S.A managed investments of approximately AR$1,382.9 million or approximately $293 million.
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