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Podcast: UniSuper's John Pearce, today's GFC similarities, LIC news

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 Global Fund, and Wilson Asset Management's latest offering.

The podcast is also available via our dedicated website page, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and BuzzSprout.

Please share with friends and colleagues, and a favourable rating would help spread the word. We welcome questions and suggestions at firstlinks@morningstar.com.

Grab a cuppa and settle in for our chat.

James Gruber
Editorial, Firstlinks and Morningstar

 

5 Comments
Sally
November 03, 2023

Agree totally ... time poor & would much prefer to read a transcript.

TonyD
November 02, 2023

This is a hack to get a text summary using AI.

1. Share the podcast to Spotify by clicking on the up-arrow icon in the player.

2. In Spotify share the podcast to get a url link.

3. Go to poe.com and use your free access quota to ask Claude2-100k for a summary with the prompt:

Summarise: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2EyAcpxM2X95JYnxNqCXou?si=w_Tq3fs3SiSPmvlq5J72ZA

4. Caude2 will generate a summary and suggest additional prompts to dig down:

> Tell me more

> What are some potential risks or downsides of favoring credit over equities in a portfolio?

> Can you explain why UniSuper is currently favoring credit over equities in their portfolio?

> What are some examples of fragilities and weaknesses that were exposed during the global financial crisis?

> How does UniSuper determine the strategic allocation shift between credit and equities in their portfolio?

Peter
November 02, 2023

I wish there was a transcript. Listening to podcasts takes up too much time and I am eager to read other articles contained in "Firstlinks"

James Gruber
November 03, 2023

Point taken, Peter. Unfortunately, transcripts take time and we don't have the resources to do it right now. We do include extensive time stamps, so you can go to bits of the podcast that interest you. 

Greg
November 02, 2023

Hi Peter, as a general comment, I too find video clips and sound clips present information at a quite "slow" information rate compared to that of a reasonable speed reader.

I may be teaching you to "suck eggs", however - have you noticed the "speed adjust" icon on this podcast which lets you increase/change the replay speed (with some clever adjustment to avoid to Donald duck effect).

It is the small box with the 1x in it.

 

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