25 August 2015
RECORD PLC
BUSINESS UPDATE
Record plc ("Record" or the "Company"), the specialist currency manager, announces today that the size of the tactical bespoke mandate which had increased by $1.75 billion in the first calendar quarter of 2015, has reduced by approximately $2.8 billion with immediate effect. This decrease is a consequence of currency market movements, and the size of this mandate may continue to be volatile. Fee rates for this mandate are consistent with previously published average fee rates for return-seeking strategies.
Record will announce its second quarter trading update on 16th October 2015.
For further information, please contact:
Record plc Tel: +44 (0) 1753 852 222
James Wood-Collins, Chief Executive Officer
MHP Tel: +44 (0) 20 3128 8100
Nick Denton
Jack Holden
Jennifer Iveson
Notes to Editors
Record plc
Record is a specialist currency manager and provider of currency hedging services for institutional clients. Founded in 1983, Record has established a market leading position as a currency manager. Specifically, the Group has a leading position in managing Dynamic Hedging and Currency for Return for institutional clients.
The Group has three principal product lines:
- Dynamic Hedging, formerly known as Active Hedging, where Record seeks to eliminate the impact of currency movements on elements of clients' investment portfolios that are denominated in foreign currencies when these movements are expected to result in an economic loss to the client, but not to do so when they are expected to result in an economic gain;
- Passive Hedging, where Record seeks to eliminate fully or partially the economic impact of currency movements on elements of clients' investment portfolios that are denominated in foreign currencies; and
- Currency for Return, formerly known as Absolute Return, in which Record enters into currency contracts for clients with the objective of generating positive returns.
Record (LSE: REC) was admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange on 3rd December 2007.
This announcement includes information with respect to Record's financial condition, its results of operations and business, strategy, plans and objectives. All statements in this document, other than statements of historical fact, including words such as "anticipates", "expects", "intends", "plans", "believes", "seeks", "estimates", "may", "will", "continue", "project" and similar expressions, are forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of the Company's future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause the actual future results, performance or achievements of the Company to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking statements contained in this document are based on numerous assumptions regarding Record's present and future business and strategy and speak only as at the date of this announcement.
The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained in this announcement whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.