MLC Market Watch

Ongoing European sovereign debt concerns continue to impact markets and investor confidence. In this update, MLC’s Investment Strategist Brian Parker looks at:

• the persistant issues with Greece and Europe
• the mixed bag of economic numbers in Australia, and
• what it all means for investors.

View the June market update video here.

Download Brian Parker video script.

While sharemarkets continue to suffer from the European debt crisis, other influences have also contributed to a difficult month for investors. In this update, MLC’s Senior Investment Strategist John Owen looks at:

In this update, MLC’s Senior Investment Strategist John Owen looks at:

• the effect of the resources tax on the Australian sharemarket
• the drop of the AUD against major currencies, and
• one year returns for the MLC Horizon 4 & 5 Portfolios

View the June MLC Fund Performance Update video here.

Download John Owen video script.

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)

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.

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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