Archive for the ‘Investments’ Category
By MLC Market Watch Team
Friday, June 17th, 2011
Since last month’s update, markets have become increasingly concerned over the durability of global growth and sovereign risk concerns surged again, leading to a drop in world share prices of around 3%.
In this update MLC’s Investment Strategist Brian Parker looks at:
- bond market movements
- consumer confidence levels in Australia and internationally, and
- Australian economic growth prospects.
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June market update video here.
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Tags: Australian economic growth prospects, bond market, Brian Parker, consumer confidence, Economic and market
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By MLC Market Watch Team
Friday, May 6th, 2011
In comparison to last month, many of the world’s major sharemarkets recorded good gains in local currency terms.
In this update, MLC’s Senior Investment Specialist John Owen looks at:
- the standout performance of the German market
- the mixed sharemarket results from Asia, and
- what it all means for your MLC investments.
View the View the May market update video here.
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Tags: German market, John Owen, mlc investments, sharemarket results
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By MLC Market Watch Team
Friday, April 8th, 2011
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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Tags: April market update, John Owen, MLC Fund Performance Update, sharemarkets
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By MLC Market Watch Team
Friday, February 11th, 2011
With sharemarkets in the US, France and Germany all performing strongly, January provided some good returns for investors.
In this update MLC’s Senior Investment Strategist John Owen looks at:
- factors which influenced the Australian sharemarket
- the solid performance of both Australian and global property, and
- what it all means for your MLC investments.
View the View the February market update video here.
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Tags: Australian sharemarket, John Owen, MLC Fund Performance Update
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By MLC Market Watch Team
Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
Global sharemarket returns were muted in November resulting in an unexciting month for investors.
In this update, MLC’s Senior Investment Strategist John Owen looks at:
- the strong performance of Germany for the year,
- solid returns by managers Sands Capital and Harding Loevner, and
- what it all means for MLC investments.
View the View the December market update video here.
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Tags: Harding Loevner, John Owen, mlc investments, Sands Capital
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