Inflow surge propels K-Asset's AUM to B1.8tn

Kasikorn Asset Management (K-Asset) has emerged as a market leader in Thailand's mutual fund industry, capturing more than half of total net inflows this year-to-date to drive its assets under management (AUM) close to 1.8 trillion baht.

- NUNTAWUN POLKUAMDEE

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Executive chairman Win Phromphaet said the company captured inflows of 134 billion baht this year, representing about half of the entire industry's inflows. The increase was driven primarily by fixed-income funds, which attracted strong demand amid persistently high interest rates.

By year-end, total inflows could reach 170 billion baht, pushing K-Asset's AUM beyond the 2-trillion-baht milestone, he said.

K-Asset sees signs of stabilisation for Thai equities over the next six months, supported by a rebound in GDP growth and a bottoming out of corporate earnings revisions.

K-Asset projects the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index to finish in a range of 1,300-1,340 points this year.