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☆ Unlikely to see a 'no landing' scenario of zero Fed rate cuts in 2024: Strategist
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailUnlikely to see a 'no landing' scenario of zero Fed rate cuts in 2024: StrategistAmy Xie Patrick of Pendal explains why she sees limited upside in the bond markets in the short term, and discusses her expectations for rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve.

Persons: Amy Xie Patrick, Pendal Organizations: U.S . Federal Reserve

☆ Fixed income strategist sees 10-year Treasury yields below 4 percent by the end of 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFixed income strategist sees 10-year Treasury yields below 4 percent by the end of 2024Amy Xie Patrick of Pendal discusses fixed income strategies and explains why she believes U.S treasury yields will continue to fall.

Persons: Amy Xie Patrick, Pendal

☆ US recession is inevitable: Portfolio manager
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailUS recession is inevitable: Portfolio managerAmy Xie Patrick of Pendal believes the economic stimulus in the U.S. has bought time to delay a recession, but won’t help to avoid one. She also shares her bond investment strategy.

Persons: Amy Xie Patrick, Pendal Locations: U.S

☆ Australia's Perpetual says 'tech outage' affected some funds in cyber incident
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

June 21 (Reuters) - Australian Perpetual (PPT.AX) on Wednesday confirmed an extended tech outage over an IT security incident, affecting some of its funds, though the fund manager reaffirmed that all its client investments and its own systems were unaffected and secure. "Perpetual's listed products, institutional mandates, Pendal, Perpetual Corporate Trust, Perpetual Wrap clients, and all of our international asset management businesses are not affected," a Perpetual spokesperson said. In Perpetual's case, one of its third-party unit registry systems was compromised, impacting clients' access to its main investor login portal myPerpetual, the company said in a statement. The outage impacted about 45,000 clients and was limited to its Asset Management and Wealth Management divisions' Investment Funds, WealthFocus, and select products distributed in Australia, it added. Reporting by Roushni Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Varun H K and Janane VenkatramanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Pendal, Roushni Nair, Varun Organizations: Wednesday, Trust, Medibank, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Investment Funds, Thomson Locations: Australia, Bengaluru

☆ Bank of Japan chief is definitely not into 'sensationalism,' says investment management firm
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBank of Japan chief is definitely not into 'sensationalism,' says investment management firmAmy Xie Patrick of Pendal says Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda has shown that he's a very "measured" policymaker.

☆ China investment consensus cracks as politics fuel fears
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Tom Westbrook | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

It is unlikely to be resolved quickly even if the markets keep rallying and China economy keeps global growth ticking. Data paints a murky picture, but supports brokers' analysis that the bid from long-only money managers is absent. Allocation analysis from data firm EPFR shows a broad downtrend, especially to U.S.-domiciled China funds. EPFR figures show allocation to China funds outside the U.S. has increased for two years and mainland markets' recent performance has also been encouraging. "Our reservations about China's long-term investment prospects are based on our outlook for returns to capital."

☆ Sergio Ermotti makes surprise comeback to lead UBS into new era
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

STORIES: read moreASHLEY PITTARD, HEAD OF GLOBAL EQUITIES, PENDAL, SYDNEY: (A SHAREHOLDER)"Without a doubt, he is the right person for the job. "Sergio was in the trenches during and post the global financial crisis when UBS was in a lot of trouble. VICTORIA SCHOLAR, HEAD OF INVESTMENT, INTERACTIVE INVESTOR, LONDON"Having steered UBS through the aftermath of the 2008 GFC and a rogue-trading scandal, Ermotti is a dab hand at crisis management. He also helped UBS to navigate through the onset of the pandemic and the corresponding market volatility during most of 2020. With Ermotti, UBS is bringing on board a proven expert on the bank and an effective enforcer for the successful merger of the two banks.

Liontown controls two major lithium deposits in Western Australia, including its flagship Kathleen Valley project slated for first production in mid-2024, which is among the world's largest and highest-grade hard rock lithium deposits. North Carolina-based Albemarle is the world's biggest lithium producer with major facilities in Chile, China and Western Australia where it holds stakes in two mines and is building a lithium hydroxide processing plant near Perth. Albemarle had offered A$2.50 per share after two previous offers, Liontown said in an exchange filing. Albemarle said its "compelling" bid offered a material premium to Liontown shareholders who would benefit from its chemical conversion abilities and existing links with Liontown's customers. Liontown also said RT Lithium Ltd, a subsidiary of Albemarle, had built a near 2.2% stake through on-market purchases.

☆ Australian regulator temporarily halts orders on two Perpetual funds
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 25 (Reuters) - Australian securities regulator on Friday directed a unit of asset manager Perpetual Ltd (PPT.AX) to stop offering or distributing two funds to retail investors on an interim basis due to significant market risks involved. The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) said the Perpetual Pure Microcap Fund and Perpetual Geared Australian Share Fund, offered by Perpetual Investment Management, have been asked to stop issuing interest or giving advice to retail investors for 21 days. The funds' portfolio are exposed to high market volatility and carry significant risks, increasing chances of large losses for investors, the regulator said. "ASIC made the interim orders to protect retail investors from potentially investing in funds that may not be suitable for their financial objectives, situation or needs," the regulator said. "ASIC is concerned that Perpetual has not appropriately considered these features and risks in determining the wide target markets for the funds."

☆ Messy money manager merger goes from bad to worse
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MELBOURNE, Nov 21 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Rob Adams must be wishing he could turn the clock back eight months. That’s when the boss of Australian fund management icon Perpetual (PPT.AX) was readying his first tilt for rival Pendal (PDL.AX). Whatever lies behind Paul Skamvougeras’ decision to quit as Perpetual’s Head of Equities, losing a key executive right on the eve of a merger is awkward. And shareholders remain unconvinced the Pendal deal is a certainty as its stock trades 11% below the offer price. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

Perpetual rejected a $A30 per share offer proposal from Barings Private Equity Asia (BPEA), which was recently bought by EQT (EQTAB.ST), and Australian firm Regal Partners (RPL.AX). Perpetual shares rose by as much as 10.1% early on Thursday, the company's best session in more than two years, before retreating to be up 6.6%. Perpetual said it would press on with its planned A$2.51 billion acquisition of rival Pendal Group (PDL.AX) announced in August. The private equity offer represents a premium of about 11.5% to Perpetual's last close of A$26.90. BPEA is one of the region's largest private equity firms and was bought by EQT in March.

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