How do you spot and seize opportunity when geopolitical shocks send credit markets into chaos? Perpetual’s VIVEK PRABHU explains
- Capturing credit opportunities amid geopolitical market shocks
- Fast tactical moves as volatility repriced risk
- Find out about Perpetual Diversified Income Fund (ASX:DIFF)
In this podcast Vivek Prabhu, Perpetual’s head of credit and fixed income, explains how he navigates credit markets as geopolitical shocks jolt rates, growth expectations and liquidity.
Prabhu says markets signalled “binary outcomes” ahead of the Middle East conflict and explains why he positioned defensively, then rotated quickly into repriced risk as volatility spiked after the US invasion of Iran.
He outlines tactical moves — extending maturity, trimming senior bonds, adding hybrids, and actively trading duration — before taking profits as spreads and equities rebounded.
As Prabhu puts it: “if you didn’t act quickly, you missed the opportunity.”
Listen now for practical portfolio moves in volatile credit markets.
About Vivek Prabhu and Perpetual Diversified Income Fund
Vivek is Perpetual’s Head of Credit & Fixed Income. He joined Perpetual in 2004 and has more than 30 years of experience in finance, investments, accounting, governance and risk management.
He has managed multi-billion-dollar fixed income, credit and currency portfolios and his role involves credit analysis, trade execution and portfolio construction.
Vivek’s Perpetual Diversified Income Fund (DIF) is designed for investors seeking daily liquidity, reliable income and capital preservation via a portfolio of predominantly high-quality, investment-grade credit securities.
The strategy is now also available as an ASX-listed active ETF (ASX: DIFF). DIFF is a unit class of DIF.
Find out more about ASX-listed Perpetual Diversified Income Fund (ASX:DIFF) here or the manage fund here.
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