MLC Market Watch

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.

Ongoing European sovereign debt concerns continue to impact markets and investor confidence. In this update, MLC’s Investment Strategist Brian Parker looks at:

• the persistant issues with Greece and Europe
• the mixed bag of economic numbers in Australia, and
• what it all means for investors.

View the June 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.

Over the last few weeks world share prices have lost ground as the crisis in Greece has intensified and turmoil has spread to Spain and Portugal.

In this update, MLC’s Investment Analyst Kerry Napper looks at:

• the latest economic data, globally and locally
• the RBA’s decision to raise the cash rate to 4.5%, and
• what it means for financial markets

View the May market update video here.

Download Kerry Napper 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…)