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About Chris
Drawing on over 16 years’ experience in global equities, Chris provides key insights from our equities investment teams to internal stakeholders, clients and research houses. Prior to joining the company in 2014, he spent eight years as a portfolio specialist with BlackRock and HSBC, based in Hong Kong. His career has taken him from providing regular media commentary on Asian equity markets and economies in Hong Kong to designing investment strategies for emerging markets equities. Chris holds a Bachelor of Arts/Economics from the Australian National University, a masters in International Relations from Macquarie University and is a CFA Charterholder.
Portfolio Specialists Team
Recent articles by Chris
Chris Adams
Portfolio SpecialistAbout Dale
Dale joined Pendal in 2011 as Portfolio Specialist with responsibility for fixed interest and alternative strategies. In this role Dale was a key link between Pendal’s fixed interest team and the broader business and responsible for providing information and insight to key internal and external stakeholders on Pendal’s fixed interest capabilities. He also looked after our key intermediary research relationships. In July 2018 Dale became Head of Client Solutions, a role where he partners with all Pendal’s Boutiques, Sales and Product teams to position Pendal’s investment capabilities in the most effective and relevant way for clients across all channels.
Prior to joining Pendal, Dale held various senior research roles working closely with advisers on providing product and strategy solutions for their clients, including Head of Product Solutions at Macquarie Private Wealth, and before that Research Strategy Manager at ING dealer groups.
Portfolio Specialists Team
Dale Pereira
Head of Client SolutionsAbout Anthony
Anthony is an analyst with over 15 years’ experience covering a range of Australian and international sectors. Most recently his sector coverage included Australian Industrials and Energy, including Building Materials, Capital Goods, Engineering & Construction, Transport, Telcos, REITs, Utilities and Infrastructure. He has previously worked as an equity analyst for AllianceBernstein and Macquarie Group, spending a further two years as a management consultant at Port Jackson Partners and two years as an institutional research sales executive with Deutsche Bank. Anthony is a CFA Charterholder and holds bachelor’s degrees in Commerce and Law from the University of Sydney.
Australian Equities Team
Recent articles by Anthony
Anthony Moran
Investment AnalystAbout Damien
Damien provides fundamental analysis for our smaller companies strategies, supporting stock selection through valuation, stock data evaluation and building company investment models. Damien was previously an Equity Analyst at Kosmos Asset Management, where he was responsible for fundamental research focused on non-resource ex-ASX 100 Australian and New Zealand stocks. He holds a Bachelor of Business (Finance & Economics) from the University of Technology in Sydney and has completed level three of the CFA program.
Australian Equities Team
Damien Diamant
AnalystAbout Brenton
Brenton manages our Midcap Fund and natural resources portfolio, drawing on over 24 years’ expertise spanning precious metals, derivatives, investment banking and private equity to invest in large and small cap mining companies.
Brenton has worked with Randfontein Estates Gold Mine & Harmony Gold as a mine geologist and Executive, and at JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank, Craton Capital, Macquarie Funds Group, and Taurus Funds Management in research and asset management roles.
Graduating with honours, he holds a Bachelor’s degree in Science (Geology) and a Master’s degree in Science from the University of Johannesburg. He is a member of the CFA Institute and has previously served on the International Accounting Standards Board.
Australian Equities Team
Funds managed by Brenton
Recent articles by Brenton
- Aussie equities: Three mid-cap themes that look promising
- Aussie equities outlook: two questions hold the key
- Mid-caps: Re-energised lithium price could power up ASX producers
- Brenton Saunders: ASX mid-caps offer exposure to fast-growing sectors such as battery metals
- Aussie equities: What we can expect from earnings in the second half
- Brenton Saunders: what to watch in ASX earnings season
- How long will the ASX keep going? Here are the factors to watch
- Brenton Saunders: What you should really be watching as markets rally
- What does Xi Jinping’s consolidation of power mean for investors?
- Turning point for shares: what to watch
- ASX earnings season: the big talking points
- FAST PODCAST: How to choose the right mid-cap Aussie stocks
- Why mid-caps look good right now
- Conservative, pragmatic and style-agnostic: how to think about equities right now
- Markets are underestimating structural change in commodities
- How APRA’s performance test fails sustainable investors
- Good times for stock-pickers as rate-hike cycle arrives
- What’s ahead for the big miners
Brenton Saunders
Portfolio Manager & AnalystAbout George
Managing a mix of credit, fixed interest and enhanced cash portfolios, George holds a wealth of experience in portfolio management and credit analysis with a specific focus on Asset Back Securities, Industrials, Real Estate and Resources sectors.
George has managed dedicated Sustainable fixed interest portfolios for a decade. He has also worked across numerous fixed income, credit and money market portfolios in portfolio management, credit analysis and dealing roles for over 20 years. Prior to this George worked in an accounting role for three years.
In 2019 George was awarded the Alpha Manager status by Money Management’s parent, FE fundinfo, in recognition of his career-long performance in the asset management industry. George was one out of 11 Australia-based investment professionals included in this list of esteemed professionals across multiple asset classes, after being assessed on his ability to create risk-adjusted alpha (outperformance) over his entire track record.
George obtained a Master’s degree in Business (Finance), a Bachelor’s degree in Business (Accounting & Finance) and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment. He has a Registered Representatives and Dealer Accreditation with the Australian Financial Markets Associations.