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By MLC Market Watch Team

MLC income distributions update for February 2010

Friday, March 5th, 2010
This document provides you with an overview of MLC funds quarterly distribution and individual fund commentaries for February 2010.

The document also includes a Q&A which should answer your questions about distributions for MLC MasterKey Investment Service and MLC MasterKey Unit Trust investment options.

pdfMLC Distributions Update – February 2010 (PDF, 78KB)

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February economic and market developments

Friday, February 12th, 2010
Introducing MLC's Strategic OverlayWhile sharemarkets ended 2009 strongly, it’s been tougher going for investors this year. In this update, MLC’s Investment Strategist Brian Parker looks at:

 

  • the associated risks of the sovereign debt issues in Europe
  • the RBA’s decision to keep the cash rate at 3.75%, and
  • what it means for investors.

View the pdfFebruary market update video here.

Download pdfBrian Parker video script.

By MLC Market Watch Team

MLC Fund Performance Update February 2010

Friday, February 12th, 2010
MLC Fund Performance Update February 2010While 2010 has started slowly for investors, one-year performance figures are continuing to impress. In this update, MLC’s Senior Investment Strategist John Owen looks at:

 

  • the recent performance of the MLC Australian Share Strategy
  • the outperformance of manager Sands Capital, and
  • what it means for the MLC Balanced and Growth Funds

View the pdfFebruary MLC Fund Performance Update video here.

Download pdfJohn Owen video script.

By MLC Market Watch Team

Introducing MLC's Strategic Overlay

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
Introducing MLC's Strategic OverlayWith the echoes of the global financial crisis still affecting financial markets, we’ve been looking at ways to further enhance risk management while still providing investors with opportunities for long-term wealth creation.

So we’re introducing a Strategic Overlay, designed to help build greater resilience in the MLC Horizon portfolios to weather all storms.

View the pdfMLC Horizon Portfolio Strategy Update video here.

Download pdfInvestment Strategy Update – Strategic Overlay, December 2009 video script.

By MLC Market Watch Team

MLC November Fund Performance Update

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
john_owen_video_pic_dec09While sharemarkets were slightly unsettled during November, they’re substantially higher than this time last year. In this update, MLC’s Senior Investment Strategist John Owen looks at:
  • the performance of bank stocks in the MLC Australian Share Strategy
  • the impact of the Asian market weakness on the MLC Global Property Fund, and
  • one year returns for the MLC Horizon 4 & 5 Portfolios

View the pdfNovember market update video here.

pdfDownload John Owen video script.