The US economy has been growing solidly enough to warrant the Fed easing back on its QE program. You can read the full Investment Insight 2013 December here. by Brian Parker CFA Senior Investment Consultant MLC Investment Management … [Read more...]

This month Brian discusses: how world financial markets, supported by monetary policy stimulus, have continued to perform very strongly how global share prices are still running ahead of corporate earnings why many Australian companies have used the AGM season to hose down expectations about … [Read more...]

This month Brian discusses: how world share markets, supported by monetary policy stimulus, have produced strong returns how global share prices are still running ahead of corporate earnings why the actions of central banks continue to be a key influence on markets, and why the US' budget … [Read more...]

The utterly dysfunctional nature  of US fiscal policymaking is likely to remain an ongoing source of uncertainty for financial markets is the topic of this October 2013 Investment Insight. You can read the full Investment Insight 2013 October here. by Brian Parker CFA Senior Investment … [Read more...]

In the latest update, Ben reviews events in markets during September. The topics he discusses include: why the move upwards in global sharemarkets masks growing uncertainty about views on the global economy how in Australia lower interest rates are improving consumer confidence and … [Read more...]