In this update, Bob Cunneen, Senior Economist, reviews events in markets during July. In the video below he talks to Head of Investment Communications Justin Hazell about the key events driving markets. They discuss: improving Australian economic activity data heightened geopolitical … [Read more...]

In this update, Bob Cunneen, Senior Economist talks to Jason Hazell, Head of Investment Communications, about key events driving markets during June. They discuss: Australian shares posting a mild monthly performance European share markets falling sharply in June Asian shares proving … [Read more...]

The July 2017 report, MLC’s scenario insights & portfolio positioning, states: “Global growth over the past year has been close to long-term averages, with almost all major economies having expanded by early 2017. This is being supported by consumption growth (business investment is also … [Read more...]

In the July 2017 edition of the Market Update: In June markets were influenced by political developments in the UK and US and more hawkish commentary from central bankers suggesting that soft inflation is only transitory. European equities lost 2.8% in June after two Italian banks were … [Read more...]

In this update, Bob Cunneen, Porfolio Specialist, reviews events in markets during May. He discusses: Australian shares delivering a disappointing monthly performance US and European share markets making solid gains in May The political risks in Europe, the Middle East and North Korea … [Read more...]

In the June 2017 edition of the Market Update: Markets in May were heavily influenced by political developments in the major economies. European equities returned 2.6% in May helped by Emmanuel Macron’s convincing win in the French Presidential election. In the middle of the month … [Read more...]

In the May 2017 edition of the Market Update: Equity markets rose in April helped by political developments in Europe and solid US corporate earnings reports. In the United States, the technology-laden NASDAQ Composite Index rose to all-time highs, boosted by strong earnings results from the … [Read more...]

In this update, Bob Cunneen, Senior Economist, talks to Jason Hazell, Head of Investment Communications, about key events driving markets during April. They discuss: Australian shares delivering a solid monthly performance US and European share markets making strong gains in April … [Read more...]

“Many words have been written in recent years about the prospect of lower returns across major asset classes. And while markets have yet to experience a decline, the threat of either a prolonged period of lacklustre returns or widespread price declines is something that investors and fiduciaries … [Read more...]