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Australia versus the world

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... have done little to stem the magnitude of that leverage. "Australia has hitherto avoided that problem," he said. Anthony Kirkham, portfolio manager for the Legg Mason Western Asset Australia Bond Fund said that whilst quantitative easing can broadly ...

Australia's first active fixed income ETF goes live

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... fund in Australia. Ringing the bell at the ASX in Sydney yesterday, Western Asset Management portfolio manager Anthony Kirkham listed the Betashares Legg Mason Australian Bond Fund. The ETF (ASX: BNDS) is built on back of Western Asset Management's ...

Global fixed income manager mulls active bond ETFs

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2018
... Commenting on how SMSFs currently allocate bonds within their portfolios, Western Asset head of investment management Anthony Kirkham said SMSFs were finding the fixed income market difficult to get into. "I think it's actually been a reasonable challenge ...

Mystery buyer for $800m Aussie bond record

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
... received the highest rating from Zenith Investment Partners - 'highly recommended'. Head of Western Asset Australia Anthony Kirkham said this rating is a positive acknowledgment of the fund which is appropriate for investors seeking exposure to domestic ...

Western Asset hires investment specialist from UBS

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... analyst at Australian Unity Investments. Commenting on Baird's newly-created role, Western Asset Australia head Anthony Kirkham said: "We have created this role in response to the increased level of interests for our bond funds. In this low interest ...

Legg Mason launches new bond fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
... benchmarked to the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index. Head of investments at Western Asset Australia, Anthony Kirkham, said the firm believes global bonds offer a compelling investment opportunity. "Global fixed income is the largest and most ...

Rate cut would do little to help economy: WAM

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
... week's RBA meeting, although, according to head of investment management Australia at Western Asset Management, Anthony Kirkham, a rate cut might not be the right answer. With inflation running below target and the RBA considered an inflation targeting ...

Legg Mason bond trust upgraded

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
... was low in comparison to the sector average of 0.50% p.a. Western Asset Australia head of investment management Anthony Kirkham said: "We are delighted to be awarded Zenith's highest rating as positive endorsement of Western's strong local team and global ...

Western AM says credit to be positive in 2016

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
... spectrum." Commenting on credit performance in the Australian market, Western Asset head of Australian operations Anthony Kirkham said: "The local investment grade market was holding up well through most of 2015, but global uncertainty took over here ...

Western unconstrained strategy wins first mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... that product but also in our unconstrained capabilities." Head of investment and head of Australian operations Anthony Kirkham said that the current low yield environment in bond markets is driving demand for unconstrained strategies. "This is a very ...
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