MLC Market Watch

With sharemarkets continuing to perform well in March, what has it meant for MLC funds? In this update, MLC’s Senior Investment Strategist John Owen looks at:

• monthly and one year returns for the MLC Australian Share Strategy
• the performance of the bond markets, and
• what it means for the MLC Balanced and Growth Funds

View the April MLC Fund Performance Update video here.

Download John Owen 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.

Michelle Heinrich looks at the key factors driving recovery in the financial and economic markets.

 
Her analysis includes:

• the positive change in market sentiment and performance
• latest views on the cash vs shares debate, and
• the outlook for markets in the short, medium and long term.

View the Michelle Heinrich video here.

MLC’s first live webcast aired on Wednesday 12 November.

Our panel of experts spent 30 minutes discussing the most pressing issues around super, pensions and investments.

They then invited viewers to submit their own questions for the panel, and answered them for the next hour.

The response was overwhelming. Answers to questions our panel didn’t manage to get to will be available here shortly.

Watch MLC’s live webcast now.