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St. James's Place PLC

21 October 2021

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ST. JAMES'S PLACE plc

27 St. James's Place, London SW1A 1NR

Telephone 020 7493 8111

PRESS RELEASE

21 October 2021

ST. JAMES'S PLACE WEALTH MANAGEMENT

RECORD THIRD QUARTER FLOWS AND FUNDS UNDER MANAGEMENT

St. James's Place plc ("SJP"), the wealth management group, today issues an update on new business inflows and funds under management for the three months ended 30 September 2021.

 
                                                      Q3 2021       Q3 2020 
                                                  GBP'Billion   GBP'Billion 
 
 Gross inflows                                           4.32          3.05 
 Net inflows                                             2.59          1.44 
 Closing funds under management                        148.06        118.70 
 
 Year-to-date funds under management retention 
  rate (annualised)                                     96.2%         96.4% 
 Year-to-date net inflows/opening funds under 
  management (annualised)                                8.4%          6.8% 
 
 

Andrew Croft, Chief Executive, commented:

"I am delighted to report another strong quarter for St. James's Place. Increased personal savings and improving consumer confidence have provided a favorable market backdrop and this, together with the great work our advisers do in supporting clients with their long-term financial planning, has driven gross inflows of GBP4.32 billion for the quarter, up strongly against a soft comparator in 2020. Retention has remained robust, underpinning net inflows of GBP2.59 billion for the period, and contributing to funds under management closing at GBP148.06 billion, up 14% year to-date.

There remains uncertainty around the near-term economic and investment market outlook, but our business is in great shape and we now anticipate the rate of gross inflow growth for the second half to be modestly ahead of our previous guidance issued in late July. As a result, we expect growth in gross inflows for the full year to be around 25%. Beyond 2021, it is natural that we will see variations in the pattern of new business growth we achieve over time, but our performance this year gives us every confidence in the 2025 ambitions we set out for St. James's Place earlier this year."

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The details of the announcement are attached.

Enquiries:

 
 Hugh Taylor, Director - Investor            Tel: 07818 075143 
  Relations 
 Jamie Dunkley, External Communications      Tel: 07779 999651 
  Director 
 
   Brunswick Group: Charles Pretzlik/Eilis     Tel: 020 7404 5959 
   Murphy 
                                             Email: sjp@brunswickgroup.com 
 
 

Contents

   1.   Funds under management 
   2.   Analysis of funds under management 
   3.   Gross inflow figures 
   4.   EEV net asset value per share 

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   1.   Funds under management 
 
 Three months ended 30 September 2021          Investment       Pension   UT/ISA & DFM         Total 
                                              GBP'Billion   GBP'Billion    GBP'Billion   GBP'Billion 
 Opening funds under management                     34.46         69.15          40.16        143.77 
 Gross inflows                                       0.62          2.34           1.36          4.32 
 Net investment return                               0.38          0.89           0.43          1.70 
 Regular income withdrawals and maturities         (0.08)        (0.42)              -        (0.50) 
 Surrenders and part surrenders                    (0.35)        (0.37)         (0.51)        (1.23) 
                                             ------------  ------------  -------------  ------------ 
 Closing funds under management                     35.03         71.59          41.44        148.06 
                                             ============  ============  =============  ============ 
 Net inflows                                         0.19          1.55           0.85          2.59 
                                             ============  ============  =============  ============ 
 Implied surrender rate as a percentage of 
  average funds under management                     4.0%          2.1%           5.0%          3.4% 
 

Rowan Dartington Group FUM was GBP3.38 billion at 30 September 2021, gross inflows were GBP0.15 billion for the quarter and outflows were GBP0.03 billion. SJP Asia FUM was GBP1.48 billion at 30 September 2021, gross inflows were GBP0.08 billion for the quarter and outflows were GBP0.02 billion.

 
 Three months ended 30 September 2020          Investment       Pension   UT/ISA & DFM         Total 
                                              GBP'Billion   GBP'Billion    GBP'Billion   GBP'Billion 
 Opening funds under management                     29.88         53.52          32.28        115.68 
 Gross inflows                                       0.33          1.96           0.76          3.05 
 Net investment return                               0.31          0.86           0.41          1.58 
 Regular income withdrawals and maturities         (0.06)        (0.40)              -        (0.46) 
 Surrenders and part surrenders                    (0.28)        (0.37)         (0.50)        (1.15) 
                                             ------------  ------------  -------------  ------------ 
 Closing funds under management                     30.18         55.57          32.95        118.70 
                                             ============  ============  =============  ============ 
 Net inflows                                       (0.01)          1.19           0.26          1.44 
                                             ============  ============  =============  ============ 
 Implied surrender rate as a percentage of 
  average funds under management                     3.7%          2.7%           6.1%          3.9% 
 

Rowan Dartington Group FUM was GBP2.72 billion at 30 September 2020, gross inflows were GBP0.09 billion for the quarter and outflows were GBP0.03 billion. SJP Asia FUM was GBP1.06 billion at 30 September 2020, gross inflows were GBP0.06 billion for the quarter and outflows were GBP0.01 billion.

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 Nine months ended 30 September 2021           Investment       Pension   UT/ISA & DFM         Total 
                                              GBP'Billion   GBP'Billion    GBP'Billion   GBP'Billion 
 Opening funds under management                     32.22         61.31          35.81        129.34 
 Gross inflows                                       1.86          7.32           4.33         13.51 
 Net investment return                               2.29          5.35           2.95         10.59 
 Regular income withdrawals and maturities         (0.20)        (1.27)              -        (1.47) 
 Surrenders and part surrenders                    (1.14)        (1.12)         (1.65)        (3.91) 
                                             ------------  ------------  -------------  ------------ 
 Closing funds under management                     35.03         71.59          41.44        148.06 
                                             ============  ============  =============  ============ 
 Net inflows                                         0.52          4.93           2.68          8.13 
                                             ============  ============  =============  ============ 
 Implied surrender rate as a percentage of 
  average funds under management                     4.5%          2.2%           5.7%          3.8% 
 

Rowan Dartington Group FUM was GBP3.38 billion at 30 September 2021, gross inflows were GBP0.43 billion for the nine-month period and outflows were GBP0.11 billion. SJP Asia FUM was GBP1.48 billion at 30 September 2021, gross inflows were GBP0.26 billion for the nine-month period and outflows were GBP0.09 billion.

 
 Nine months ended 30 September 2020           Investment       Pension   UT/ISA & DFM         Total 
                                              GBP'Billion   GBP'Billion    GBP'Billion   GBP'Billion 
 Opening funds under management                     31.22         52.84          32.93        116.99 
 Gross inflows                                       1.26          6.07           2.98         10.31 
 Net investment return                             (1.22)        (1.46)         (1.57)        (4.25) 
 Regular income withdrawals and maturities         (0.19)        (0.99)              -        (1.18) 
 Surrenders and part surrenders                    (0.89)        (0.89)         (1.39)        (3.17) 
                                             ------------  ------------  -------------  ------------ 
 Closing funds under management                     30.18         55.57          32.95        118.70 
                                             ============  ============  =============  ============ 
 Net inflows                                         0.18          4.19           1.59          5.96 
                                             ============  ============  =============  ============ 
 Implied surrender rate as a percentage of 
  average funds under management                     3.9%          2.2%           5.6%          3.6% 
 

Rowan Dartington Group FUM was GBP2.72 billion at 30 September 2020, gross inflows were GBP0.30 billion for the nine-month period and outflows were GBP0.12 billion. SJP Asia FUM was GBP1.06 billion at 30 September 2020, gross inflows were GBP0.21 billion for the nine-month period and outflows were GBP0.04 billion.

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   2.   Analysis of funds under management 

The following table provides an analysis of the funds under management at 30 September split by geography and asset type:

 
                                 30 September 2021          30 September 2020 
                              GBP'Billion   % of total   GBP'Billion   % of total 
 North American Equities             41.8          28%          27.0          23% 
 Fixed Interest                      24.0          16%          22.2          19% 
 Asia and Pacific Equities           21.4          14%          17.4          15% 
 UK Equities                         19.8          13%          16.6          14% 
 European Equities                   17.5          12%          12.5          10% 
 Alternative Investments             11.5           8%           9.7           8% 
 Cash                                 6.2           4%           7.8           7% 
 Property                             2.5           2%           2.6           2% 
 Other                                3.4           3%           2.9           2% 
                             ------------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
 Total                              148.1         100%         118.7         100% 
                             ============  ===========  ============  =========== 
 
   3.   Gross inflow figures 
 
                                 Unaudited                          Unaudited 
                                3 Months to                        9 Months to 
                                30 September                       30 September 
                                2021          2020                 2021          2020 
                         GBP'Billion   GBP'Billion          GBP'Billion   GBP'Billion 
 Gross inflows 
 Investment                     0.62          0.33                 1.86          1.26 
 Pension                        2.34          1.96                 7.32          6.07 
 Unit Trust/ISA & DFM           1.36          0.76                 4.33          2.98 
                        ------------  ------------         ------------  ------------ 
                                4.32          3.05   +42%         13.51         10.31   +31% 
                        ============  ============         ============  ============ 
 
   4.   EEV net asset value per share 

The net asset value on the European Embedded Value basis at 30 September 2021 was approximately 1,590 pence per share.

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