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Morningstar upgrades four, downgrades 10

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
Following a qualitative review of 69 Australian fixed-interest strategies, ratings house Morningstar has made 15 changes; including upgrades, downgrades, and dropping its coverage of one strategy. The changes are attributable to Morningstar's revised ...

Legg Mason expands Asia Pacific role

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2019
Andy Sowerby will now serve as head of Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) while he continues to lead Legg Mason Australia and New Zealand, with his appointment taking effect on the first of this month. Sowerby has held the role of country head for Australia and ...

Aussie bond fund added to Zenith model portfolio

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2019
... blending with international fixed interest strategies to produce a more balanced set of investment outcomes." Legg Mason Australia and New Zealand managing director Andy Sowerby said the fund, which is 20-years old, has been awarded the Zenith fixed ...

Challenger kicks off active ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
... affiliate Western Asset Management beat it when it rang the bell at the ASX on November 19 to list the Betashares Legg Mason Australia Bond Fund (BNDS). In the three weeks since its launch, BNDS has raised $25 million, inching towards the $100 million ...

Aussie investors calm about next 12 months

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
... confident about investment opportunities in the year ahead while among Aussie investors 68% were confident. Legg Mason Australia and New Zealand managing director Andy Sowerby said: "Rather than being fearful of market volatility, many investors see ...

Australia's first active fixed income ETF goes live

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
A Legg Mason affiliate has become the first to offer an actively-managed fixed income fund as an exchange-traded fund in Australia. Ringing the bell at the ASX in Sydney yesterday, Western Asset Management portfolio manager Anthony Kirkham listed the ...

Quantifeed eyes Australian expansion with $13.5m raising

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
... partnership with Legg Mason as an important step towards strengthening Quantifeed's footprint in Australia. Legg Mason Australia head Andy Sowerby said with its investment in the fintech supported its global intermediary clients in the digital transformation ...

Sales director moves from Legg Mason

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
... growing global client base," he said. Before linking with IFM Nunan previously worked as director of sales at Legg Mason Australia and New Zealand, and earlier was an investment manager at Media Super. Before that he was ME Bank head of treasury sales ...

Legg Mason affiliate divests tobacco, cluster bombs

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... investments in the Legg Mason Western Asset Global Bond Fund and Legg Mason Western Asset Australian Bond Fund. Legg Mason Australia managing director Andy Sowerby said the move "shows our commitment towards delivering client focused investment solutions." ...

Legg Mason hires national BDM

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... will work with director of sales Matt Stovold, who was appointed in March to the head the Sydney office. Legg Mason Australia managing director Andy Sowerby said: "We have sustained interest and growth across our fund range and it is important that we ...
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