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May was another difficult month for investment markets, but our defensive positioning and focus on value have continued to reduce the market volatility’s impact on the portfolios.
Read MoreOur positioning protected the portfolios from much of the market volatility in April, and the equity portfolios bucked the market trend to rise when the index fell.
Read MoreWith more turmoil in markets over March, our defensive positioning and focus on better value investments helped protect the portfolios from the turbulence.
Read MoreIn a difficult month for markets our portfolios performed well, outperforming in Australian equities and reducing the impact of falling valuations in our multi-asset portfolios
Read MoreOur positioning protected the portfolios from much of the impact of the sell off across markets in January.
Read MoreDecember was another month of high dispersion across markets. The Federal Reserve issued more hawkish commentary than the market expected, which weighed on bonds, but equities continued to rise. This month value stocks took the lead over growth stocks. Our portfolio positioning added value but our international and Australian equities investments rose less than the broader market.
Read MoreNovember was a very mixed month for markets worldwide, but the gap between growth and value equities was bigger than the difference between asset classes. The increasing premium in valuation of growth stocks means we remain comfortable with our tilt to value.
Read MoreThe portfolios gave up a little bit of September’s outperformance in October. The overall portfolio positioning added value as international equities outperformed domestic and bonds fell, but the tilt to value in equities subtracted value as growth stocks recovered some ground.
Read MoreSeptember was a strong month for the portfolios, with our defensive positioning protecting the portfolios from the market drawdowns, and our tilts toward value investments and energy adding value as well. Click through for a short video and detailed commentary.
Read MoreAugust was another good month for investment markets, and performance was strong for both the Australian and international equity sections of the portfolios.
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