21st July 2021 MPF commentator releases 1st half performance scorecard MPF Ratings’ June MPF Scheme Net Returns Summary is now available. Key points are as follows: June’s MPF assets grew 0.4% to an end-of-month record $1.221 trillion (See Table 1), an increase of $5.169 billion over 1-month. The quarterly and year-to-date (YTD) growth of MPF …
15th July 2021 MPF’s half year scorecard is underpinned by record asset size MPF Ratings’ June MPF Asset Class Fund Flows Summary has now been uploaded to MPF Ratings’ media education portal. Key points are as follows: MPF net inflows in June expected to reach $4.19bn contributing to $12.91bn in net inflows for Q2 2021, …
Year to date fund flow data highlights MPF’s biggest winners and losers Read More »
6th July 2021 Significant loss overshadows record MPF earnings MPF Ratings’ June MPF Performance Survey has now been uploaded. Key points are as follows: MPF Ratings’ MPFR All Fund Performance Index gained 0.11% in June, 3.15% for the June quarter, and 4.47% for the first 6 months of 2021 (See Table 1), the 7th best …
Asset class produces worst MPF result in almost a decade Read More »
29th June 2021 Past 5 quarter results surprise MPF members Key points are as follows: MPF Ratings is forecasting the MPF system to produce positive MPF investment gains for the 2nd quarter of 2021; a 5th consecutive quarterly gain. Quarterly investment gains are expected to reach $43.204bn for the June quarter, an equivalent average investment …
23rd June 2021 One Scheme Sponsor dominates MPF performance league table MPF Ratings’ May MPF Scheme Net Returns Summary is now available. Key points are as follows: All MPF schemes generated positive monthly investment performance in May 2021, but the dispersion between the best and worst was 1.6%, as the MPF industry generated a median …
16th June 2021 MPF members continue to show confidence in equities MPF Ratings’ May MPF Asset Class Fund Flows Summary has now been uploaded to MPF Ratings’ media education portal. Key points are as follows: MPF saw $3.934bn in net inflows in May to reach an asset size of $1.216tr, an end of month all-time …
Insurance companies dominate MPF’s latest fund flow data Read More »
3rd June 2021 Pandemic period sees average MPF balances grow by almost $75,000 MPF Ratings’ May MPF Performance Survey has now been uploaded. May MPF average return (as measured by the MPFR All Fund Performance Index) was 1.13%, the 12th positive month of returns since markets bottomed in March 2020 (See Table 1). 1.13% return …
Record wealth as MPF delivers 12th positive month since pandemic nadir Read More »
26th May 2021 MPF members chasing equity markets are the biggest losers Key points are as follows: The MPF system is expected to produce an estimated investment loss of -$5.664bn in May, an equivalent average investment loss of -$1,270 per member. Total MPF assets are expected to fall to $1.196tr. End of May average MPF …
21st May 2021 MPF schemes produce positive returns in April but May maybe a different story MPF Ratings’ April MPF Scheme Net Returns Summary is now available. Key points are as follows: All schemes generated positive monthly investment performance in April 2021 as the industry generated a median gain of 2.1% (see table 1). April’s …
13 May 2021 US equities receives biggest MPF inflows before Dow Jones has worst day since January MPF Ratings’ April MPF Asset Class Fund Flows Summary has now been uploaded to MPF Ratings’ media education portal. Key points are as follows: MPF attracted $4.784bn in net inflows in April to reach an asset size of …
Leading MPF commentator concerned members are acting against their own best interests Read More »
