Wealth of Experience

UniSuper's John Pearce, today's GFC echoes, LICs update | 1 Nov 2023

November 01, 2023 Firstlinks and Morningstar
Wealth of Experience
UniSuper's John Pearce, today's GFC echoes, LICs update | 1 Nov 2023
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Season 2, Episode 11

Special guest John Pearce, Chief Investment Officer at UniSuper, explains why the 60/40 portfolio is far from dead, that governments not central banks are to blame for the recent inflationary spiral, why history is a dangerous guide to the future, and how UniSuper has recently invested heavily in the downtrodden US banking sector.

Morningstar's Peter Warnes tells us why events today remind him of 2007, a year before the financial crisis hit.

And Firstlinks' Managing Editor, Graham Hand, gives an update on developments in listed investment companies and listed investment trusts, including planned delistings from Neuberger Berman and Forager, the ongoing battle over Magellan Financial's Gloval Fund, and Wilson Asset Management's latest offering. 

Graham Hand - why more LICs should close
Graham Hand - new developments in LICs and LITs
Graham Hand - some LICs deserve to stay
Graham Hand - some LIC discounts can be an opportunity
Peter Warnes - current market concerns
Peter Warnes - what the RBA should do
Peter Warnes - RBA has rightly lagged other central banks with rates
Peter Warnes - on US government debt issues
Peter Warnes - similarities between 2007 and now
UniSuper's John Pearce
John Pearce - on Jamie Dimon's gloomy outlook
John Pearce - risk is getting priced properly
John Pearce - easier to allocate money in 5% bond world
John Pearce - 60/40 far from dead
John Pearce - pros and cons of scale
John Pearce - in house vs external management
John Pearce - tilting into US banks
John Pearce - glory days on unlisted assets may be behind it
John Pearce - allocation process
John Pearce - 2nd most popular UniSuper fund option is ESG
John Pearce - governments caused latest inflation bout
John Pearce - history is a dangerous guide to the future
John Pearce - how he invests personally