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MLC Fund Performance Update June 2011

MLC Market Watch Team — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 03:18:34 +0000

While the Australian sharemarket ended the month down, MLC bond strategies helped provide a buffer producing solid returns as yields fell.

In this update, MLC Investment Management’s Natalie Comino looks at:

the effects of resurfacing European debt woes on Australian and global sharemarkets
Australian dollar performance
what it all means for your MLC investments.

View the MLC Fund Performance Update video here.

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MLC Fund Performance Update April 2011

MLC Market Watch Team — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 23:50:27 +0000

The devastating earthquake in Japan affected markets all over the globe with the overall economic impact still to unfold.

In this update, MLC’s Senior Investment Specialist John Owen looks at:

the sharp falls across sharemarkets
the portfolios’ exposure to Japanese equities, and
what it all means for your MLC investments.

View the View the April market update video here.

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MLC Fund Performance Update November 2010

MLC Market Watch Team — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 04:50:05 +0000

October was another favourable month for investors although sharemarket performances were relatively modest compared to last month.

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

the strong gains in the resources sector,
the impact of the strong Aussie dollar, and
what it all means for MLC investments.

View the View the November market update video here.

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MLC Fund Performance Update October 2010

MLC Market Watch Team — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 03:36:00 +0000

Better than expected US economic data and improving investor sentiment helped push returns into the positive this month.

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

the gains across the global and domestic sharemarkets,
the impact of the strong Aussie dollar, and
what it all means for MLC investments.

View the October MLC Fund Performance Update video here.

Download John Owen video script.

MLC Fund Performance Update September 2010

MLC Market Watch Team — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:59:27 +0000

Sharemarkets in August failed to consolidate on the promising start to the new financial year.

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

the effects of the US economic data on sharemarkets,
the one-year return for the Australian sharemarket, and
performance across MLC investments.

View the September MLC Fund Performance Update video here.

Download John Owen video script.

MLC Fund Performance Update August 2010

MLC Market Watch Team — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:36:34 +0000

While the global outlook remains uncertain, improving markets in July meant favourable returns for investors.

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

the positive economic data for July,
the outperformance of global bonds, and
performance across MLC investments.

View the August MLC Fund Performance Update video here.

Download John Owen video script.

MLC Fund Performance Update July 2010

MLC Market Watch Team — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:47:46 +0000

Declining market sentiment and ongoing sovereign debt issues has meant another tough month for investors. In this update, MLC’s Senior Investment Strategist John Owen looks at:

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

concerns over China and US growth rates,
the fall in the Australian sharemarket, and
what it all means for MLC investments.

View the July MLC Fund Performance Update video here.

Download John Owen video script.

MLC Fund Performance Update June 2010

MLC Market Watch Team — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 01:45:12 +0000

While sharemarkets continue to suffer from the European debt crisis, other influences have also contributed to a difficult month for investors. In this update, MLC’s Senior Investment Strategist John Owen looks at:

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

the effect of the resources tax on the Australian sharemarket
the drop of the AUD against major currencies, and
one year returns for the MLC Horizon 4 & 5 Portfolios

View the June MLC Fund Performance Update video here.

Download John Owen video script.

MLC Fund Performance update May 2010

MLC Market Watch Team — Tue, 11 May 2010 01:46:21 +0000

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.

MLC Fund Performance Update April 2010

MLC Market Watch Team — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 07:01:34 +0000

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.