Where debt instruments are held by cash investment funds, the credit rating of these instruments...

Cash investment funds are designed to maintain high liquidity and relatively low credit and market risk. Accordingly, the CISI UAE Financial Rules and Regulations establishes strict requirements governing the assets in which these funds may invest. At least 90% of the fund's assets must be invested in highly liquid cash instruments, and the maximum weighted average maturity is limited. Where the fund invests in debt instruments, those instruments must have a credit rating of not less than BBB+ , or an equivalent rating from a recognised credit-rating agency. This threshold reduces exposure to issuers whose credit quality falls below the minimum standard intended for a cash-oriented investment vehicle. The rules also restrict concentration in debt instruments issued by a single issuer and place limits on borrowing. Ratings of BB and BB+ fall below investment-grade thresholds, while BBB, although investment grade under common rating conventions, still falls short of the specific BBB+ minimum prescribed by this UAE fund rule. Therefore, the correct answer is D, BBB+.

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