In the latest update, Brian reviews events in markets during January. The topics he discusses include: why share markets across the world fell sharply over the month what impact the US Federal Reserve's "tapering" of quantitative easing has had on emerging markets why the Reserve Bank of … [Read more...]
MLC’s Scenario Insights & Portfolio Positioning – January 2014
The over-arching statement this quarter, remains the same. The January 2014 report, MLC’s scenario insights & portfolio positioning, states: "Maintaining a clear perspective on the underlying investment environment can be challenging when investor sentiment is subject to frequent … [Read more...]
2014 January Monthly Economic update
This month Brian reviews events in Australian and overseas markets during the final three months of 2013: how did markets fare in the last quarter of 2013? economic developments and key market drivers Read January 2014 Monthly Economic Update here By Brian Parker, CFA Senior Investment … [Read more...]
2013 December edition of Godfrey Pembroke Monthly Market Update
In the December 2013 edition of Market Update: Global economies continue to gain traction – expecting more synchronised global growth in 2014 RBA remains on an easing bias – lower Interest rate environment in Australia set to continue through 2014 Australian residential housing shows further … [Read more...]
US update: a start to tapering and some budget progress
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...]
2013 December Monthly Economic update
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...]
2013 November edition of Godfrey Pembroke Monthly Market Update
In the November 2013 edition of Market Update: US Government partial ‘shutdown’ dominated the headlines. Political game playing reached new high. US economy continues to grow, but at a slow pace. This month, the Australian dollar increased in value compared to most major … [Read more...]
2013 November Monthly Economic update
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...]
MLC Strategic Overlay – Portfolio Design 2013 September
The September 2013 report, MLC’s scenario insights & portfolio positioning, states: "Maintaining a clear perspective on the underlying investment environment can be challenging when investor sentiment is subject to frequent reversals." At Godfrey Pembroke we put investors at the centre of … [Read more...]
Dancing on the ceiling: the temporary resolution to the US political deadlock
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...]