** Shares of Perpetual PPT.AX fall as much as 1.5% to A$16.36, on track for their worst session since April 10
** Financial services firm posts total AUM of A$219.2 billion ($156.97 billion) as at March 31, down 3.6% from A$227.5 billion as at December 31, 2025
** Attributes decline to unfavourable currency movements of A$3.6 billion, among others
** Stock down 12.3% YTD, including the session's moves
($1 = 1.3965 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Anjali Singh in Bengaluru)
((anjali.singh2@thomsonreuters.com;))