MLC Market Watch

Bucking the downward trend in recent months, easing concerns on sovereign risk and the global recovery saw world sharemarkets recover some lost ground.

In this update, MLC’s Investment Strategist Brian Parker looks at:

• debt markets in Australia, US and Europe,
• the influence of monetary and fiscal policy on the recovery, and
• the RBA’s decision to leave the interest rate unchanged.

View the August market update video here.

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With the world’s major sharemarkets losing ground over the month, concerns over the sustainability of the recovery have increased. In this update, MLC’s Investment Strategist Brian Parker looks at:

• major sharemarkets vs emerging markets
• Greece and the debt markets, and
• the RBA’s decision to leave the cash rate at 4.5%.

View the July market update video here.

Download Brian Parker video script.

As April was a month of mixed fortunes for sharemarkets, what has it meant for MLC funds?

In this update, MLC Senior Investment Strategist John Owen looks at:

• the impact of ongoing soverign risk concerns in Europe
• in contrast, the encouraging news coming out of company earnings reports, and
• how MLC funds have fared

View the May MLC Fund Performance Update video here.

Download John Owen video script.

On Sunday 3 May, the Government announced a range of proposals in response to the much anticipated Henry Review of taxation. If legislated, many Australians will benefit in the long term.

Summary of key proposals
The key proposals announced by the Government include:

• the minimum super guarantee (SG) contributions you can receive from an employer will increase gradually from 9% to 12% of salary, starting from 1 July 2013
• the age to which you could receive SG contributions from an employer will increase from 70 to 75 from 1 July 2013 (more…)

With sharemarkets continuing to perform well in March, what has it meant for MLC funds? In this update, MLC’s Senior Investment Strategist John Owen looks at:

• monthly and one year returns for the MLC Australian Share Strategy
• the performance of the bond markets, and
• what it means for the MLC Balanced and Growth Funds

View the April MLC Fund Performance Update video here.

Download John Owen video script.