A challenging market environment

 (28 July, 2010 - PDF   241 KB)

The sovereign debt crisis in Europe, double-dip recession fears and the threat of deflation all contributed to a mixed bag of returns for AMP Capital Investors’ funds for the June quarter said head of investment strategy, Jason Wong.

Good returns for the quarter; great returns for the year

 (20 April, 2010 - PDF   38 KB)

The quarter and year to March 31 saw very strong returns for growth assets with New Zealand direct property a notable exception said AMP Capital Investors’ head of investment strategy, Jason Wong.

AMP Capital Investors: A more challenging year for growth

 (9 February, 2010 - PDF   39 KB)

Last year ended well with stronger sharemarkets driving solid gains for diversified funds in the December quarter. But 2010 has begun on a weak note, with a significant retracement in shares, said Jason Wong, Head of Investment Strategy at AMP Capital’s quarterly briefing. “This begs the question, will sharemarkets be as strong as last year, or are returns likely to be tepid? We believe that 2010 will be a more challenging year for growth assets, but shares are still likely to outperform the low returns on offer for cash, bonds and property.

Shares and global property shine in third quarter

 (20 October, 2009 - PDF   39 KB)

September quarter returns for diversified funds were amongst the strongest over the last decade said Jason Wong, Head of Investment Strategy at AMP Capital’s quarterly briefing. “This reflected a strong rally across equity markets, continuing on from the rebound in the June quarter”.