MLC Market Watch

The devastating earthquake in Japan affected markets all over the globe with the overall economic impact still to unfold.

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

• the sharp falls across sharemarkets
• the portfolios’ exposure to Japanese equities, and
• what it all means for your MLC investments.

View the View the April market update video here.

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While sharemarkets around the world were up in September, bond yields have generally fallen back as central banks maintained their conservative stances.

In this update, MLC’s Investment Strategist Brian Parker looks at:

• the performance of share and bond markets,
• the jump in the Aussie dollar, and
• what it means for return prospects.

View the October market update video here.

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Better than expected US economic data and improving investor sentiment helped push returns into the positive this month.

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

• the gains across the global and domestic sharemarkets,
• the impact of the strong Aussie dollar, and
• what it all means for MLC investments.

View the October MLC Fund Performance Update video here.

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Sharemarkets in August failed to consolidate on the promising start to the new financial year.

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

• the effects of the US economic data on sharemarkets,
• the one-year return for the Australian sharemarket, and
• performance across MLC investments.

View the September MLC Fund Performance Update video here.

Download John Owen video script.

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.