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Sydney boutique hires former Franklin PM

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
... said. Franklin Resources (the parent company for Franklin Templeton) in February 2020 entered an agreement to acquire Legg Mason for $6.7 billion. The acquisition was completed in August 2020, with local team changing by November 2020.

RARE Infrastructure rebrands

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... enabling institutional investors to access an extensive suite of US and global equity strategies. ClearBridge was part of Legg Mason. The latter was acquired by Franklin Templeton this year.

Franklin Templeton shuffles distribution team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
Following its acquisition of Legg Mason, Franklin Templeton Australia has refreshed its senior distribution leadership line-up. Felicity Walsh's role has been expanded as head of sales, she will now lead both the institutional and retail sales teams. ...

AMP Capital bids farewell to active ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
... be right and there is strong investor interest." BetaShare's other partnership as an active ETF issuer is with Legg Mason. It has been more successful than the AMP Capital one, with four Legg Mason funds gathering about $227 million in combined assets ...

GSFM sizes up ETFs with Munro launch

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... built the product in-house, as opposed to using an established ETF provider, such as BetaShares which created ETFs for Legg Mason (since merged into Franklin Templeton) and AMP Capital. "The ASX is an important distribution channel and is really an exciting ...

Will Janus Henderson and Invesco merge?

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
A fund manager that played a part in Legg Mason and Franklin Templeton's merger has now bought 9.9% stakes each in Janus Henderson Group and Invesco, sparking speculation of a potential merger in the latter two. Trian Funds Management revealed the positions ...

Vanguard fund drops "cash plus" name

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... switched from cash plus to "conservative income" and UBS Asset Management which renamed to "short term fixed income". [Legg Mason has since been acquired by Franklin Templeton, effective August 3] Such funds started their lives in the 90s, investing ...

Morningstar upgrades four, downgrades 10

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... Morningstar from silver to bronze in its annual fixed-interest review, including Franklin Templeton's Multisector Bond, Legg Mason Brandywine Global Opportunistic Fixed Income, Macquarie Income Opportunities, Schroders' Fixed Income Fund - Wholesale ...

Top performing Aussie equity funds unveiled

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
... coming first in the category with 6.8% per annum over three years, managing to outperform the ASX 200 index by 1.6%. The Legg Mason Martin Currie Real Income Fund returned 1.6% followed by Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield Fund at 1.1%. Dunnin said ...

Franklin Templeton completes acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
Franklin Templeton has officially completed its acquisition of investment manager Legg Mason, creating one of the world's largest specialist managers. Franklin Resources, a global investment management organisation with subsidiaries operating as Franklin ...