{"text":[[{"start":9.1,"text":"AI technology groups and hyperscalers are not yet in “a bubble situation”, according to the chief investment officer at UK asset manager Schroders, following last week’s historic $2tn initial public offering of Elon Musk’s SpaceX."}],[{"start":26.700000000000003,"text":"Johanna Kyrklund, who also oversees Schroders’ public equities team, said she is optimistic about the potential for further cash flow and earnings growth from high-flying AI-related stocks. "}],[{"start":38.5,"text":"“I’m positive on equities because I see a low risk of recession and bond yields are contained for now,” she told the FT in an interview. "}],[{"start":47.4,"text":"Kyrklund said that any liquidity shifts due to historically large tech IPOs this year should not unduly trouble markets, although she acknowledged there is some frothiness in certain sectors."}],[{"start":58.349999999999994,"text":"Factors such as irrational excitement about certain stocks or sectors, far above-average equity valuations and high debt leverage have all been hallmarks of past market bubbles. "}],[{"start":69.25,"text":"Discussing the risks of investors selling off holdings of large listed tech stocks to buy new offerings, she said: “We’re less concerned about [any sales of portfolio holdings] because retail investors have more money to invest.” She added: “We’ll take [our] view based on the fundamentals of the companies. We have time, and patience can be a virtue.” "}],[{"start":88.95,"text":"SpaceX shares have risen more than 25 per cent since market close on its first day of trading, partly helped by a renewed demand for high-growth technology companies. Since March, the Nasdaq 100 index has rallied 29 per cent. "}],[{"start":102.10000000000001,"text":"Some market analysts have expressed concern that the added supply of new shares from large private technology companies, as well as secondary offerings by hyperscalers such as Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet to fund their capital spending growth, could sap demand for equities. "}],[{"start":117.45,"text":"The rising issuance of shares “will give us a clean test case for how much of the broad stock rally over the past decade has been about a net reduction in shares”, Ajay Rajadhyaksha, global chair of research at Barclays, told the FT this month. "}],[{"start":133.2,"text":"Kyrklund’s comments came as Schroders released its annual global investor survey on Wednesday. More than 1,000 respondents controlling more than $72tn in assets highlighted diversifying geographic risk and capital preservation as very important for their portfolios in the year ahead. "}],[{"start":151.64999999999998,"text":"She argued that any investor desire for diversification is driven by index concentration rather than a negative view towards the US. “Maybe two years ago [this concentration risk] was in the US,” she added, “but now it’s in Asia and in the corporate debt markets.” "}],[{"start":168.39999999999998,"text":"In a sign of changing attitudes towards private markets, about half of respondents said they now assess public and private equity opportunities together, not separately. Last year, MSCI introduced the first hybrid benchmark index, including both privately held and publicly listed equities."}],[{"start":187.95,"text":"Kyrklund warned that “concentration risk doesn’t respect these private [versus] public boundaries,” saying that the same underlying sector risks may exist in either category and that “everything resides on the same planet now”."}],[{"start":200.75,"text":"In April, Schroders shareholders agreed to a £9.9bn takeover by US asset manager Nuveen. The deal to sell to Nuveen — based in Chicago and owned by the mutual Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association — will create one of the world’s largest investment groups with nearly $2.5tn of assets under management."}],[{"start":221.25,"text":"In a nod to Schroders’ historic role in British finance — it was founded during the Napoleonic Wars — the two companies said London would be the combined group’s largest office and that the Schroders brand would be retained. "}],[{"start":243.1,"text":""}]],"url":"https://audio.ftcn.net.cn/album/a_1781678341_7923.mp3"}