MLC Market Watch

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.

Senior Investment Specialist John Owen answers some of the most commonly asked questions on fund performance:

How does MLC manage its portfolios?

MLC has a multi-manager style of investing. This means we select multiple investment managers to manage different asset classes and strategies within our portfolios.

The reason we do this is to access the expertise of the world’s best managers, and to incorporate their insights into our portfolios. One investment manager cannot deliver across all market conditions all of the time.

Our multi-manager investment style ensures a level of diversification within, as well as across, asset classes and management styles. This in turn helps secure more consistent investment outcomes for our clients.

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