Who We Are

MCB-Arif Habib Savings and Investments Limited (“MCB-AH” or “Company”) is a Public Limited Company listed on Pakistan Stock Exchange. The Company is registered as a Pension Fund Manager under the Voluntary Pension System Rules, 2005, as an Asset Management Company and an Investment Advisor under the Non-Banking Finance Companies (Establishment and Regulation) Rules, 2003. MCB-AH is a member of the Mutual Funds Association of Pakistan (MUFAP).

Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Limited (PACRA) has assigned highest Asset Manager Rating of AM1 to MCB-AH. This high quality Asset Manager Rating denotes that MCB-AH meets or exceeds the overall investment management industry best practices and highest benchmarks.

MCB-AH is currently managing eighteen (18) Open-end Schemes, two (2) Voluntary Pension Schemes and more than fifty (50) Discretionary and Non- Discretionary Portfolios. The Company has over 150,000 + Customers comprising individuals, sole-proprietorships, retirement funds, public and private sector entities and charitable institutions. The Assets under Management of MCB-AH as of December 2022 are over Rs. 226.87 billion.

MCB-AH was incorporated in the name of Arif Habib Investment Management Limited (AHIML) on August 30, 2000 as an unquoted Public Limited Company. During 2008, AHIML was listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange Limited (now integrated into the Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited) by way of offer for sale of shares by a few of its existing shareholders to the general public. In the same financial year, the name of AHIML was changed from “Arif Habib Investment Management Limited” to “Arif Habib Investments Limited” (AHIL). On January 19, 2011, a transfer agreement was signed between Arif Habib Corporation Limited (AHCL) [the then parent of AHIL] and MCB Bank Limited (MCB Bank) [the then parent of MCB Asset Management Company Limited (MCB AMC)] for transfer of the entire business of MCB AMC to AHIL to achieve synergies in business and to access a wider distribution network. The scheme of amalgamation (“the Scheme”) was approved by the shareholders of AHIL and MCB AMC in their respective extraordinary general meetings held on May 21, 2011. The Scheme was also approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) with the effective date of amalgamation being June 27, 2011 (the effective date). In accordance with the terms contained in the Scheme, the Company became a subsidiary of MCB Bank Limited from the end of the year ended June 30, 2011 which owns 51.33% ordinary shares in the Company till date. Pursuant to the merger of MCB AMC with and into AHIL, the name of AHIL has been changed to MCB-Arif Habib Savings and Investments Limited, effective from May 23, 2013.