Archive for the ‘Investments’ Category
By MLC Market Watch Team
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.
MLC Distributions Update – February 2010 (PDF, 78KB)
Tags: fund commentaries, MLC, MLC MasterKey Investment Service, MLC MasterKey Unit Trust
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By MLC Market Watch Team
Friday, February 12th, 2010
While 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
February market update video here.
Download
Brian Parker video script.
Tags: Brian Parker, market developments, MLC, RBA, sharemarkets
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By MLC Market Watch Team
Friday, February 12th, 2010
While 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
February MLC Fund Performance Update video here.
Download
John Owen video script.
Tags: John Owen, MLC Australian Share Strategy, MLC Balanced Fund, MLC Fund Performance, MLC Growth Fund
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By MLC Market Watch Team
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
With 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
MLC Horizon Portfolio Strategy Update video here.
Download
Investment Strategy Update – Strategic Overlay, December 2009 video script.
Tags: financial markets, investors, MLC Horizon portfolios, Strategic Overlay
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By MLC Market Watch Team
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
While 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
November market update video here.
Download John Owen video script.
Tags: Fund Performance, Funds, Investments
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