MLC Market Watch

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.

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.

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.

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.

With a few small hiccups along the way, the Australian and global economies have continued their recovery. In this update, MLC’s Investment Strategist Brian Parker looks at:

• the implications on world sharemarkets by the debt freeze in Dubai
• the mixed bag of economic numbers in Australia, and
• what it all means for investors.

View the December Economic and Market Update video here.

Download Brian Parker video script.