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Industry leaders in sales and marketing recognised at MAX Awards

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016
... Finalists Andrew Braun - netwealth Jason Hunt - Perpetual Investments Amanda Irving - Challenger Anthony Pesutto - Legg Mason Asset Management Marketing Team of the Year Perpetual Investments Finalists Challenger HOST-PLUS IOOF UniSuper Website of the ...

HNW investors value role of advisers

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
The Legg Mason 2016 Global Investment Survey revealed that a growing number of Australians are seeking financial advice and place a considerable amount of trust in that advice. Legg Mason surveyed 4,103 high net worth investors aged from 40 to 75 ("investors") ...

Ethics and income not incompatible: Martin Currie

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... compromise income objectives, according to Martin Currie research. Commenting on the Ethical Income strategy, distributed by Legg Mason, the Martin Currie research found that the "investment needs" of ethical investors "are often not dissimilar to those ...

RARE Infrastructure joins mFund

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
RARE Infrastructure, an affiliate of Legg Mason, has added two new infrastructure funds to ASX's Settlement Service, bringing the total number of funds available to 161. Ian Irvine, head of customer and business development at ASX, said that as an asset ...

Cash top of mind for investors

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... dominant asset class as Australians become increasingly more conservative in their investment choices, according to the Legg Mason 2016 Global Investment Survey. The survey revealed there was a 7% increase in Australian core investors aged 40+ who described ...

Legg Mason Brandywine gets nod from Zenith

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
The Legg Mason Brandywine Global Opportunistic Fixed Income Trust has been given a Highly Recommended rating by Zenith. In its report the researcher said: "Zenith's conviction is predicated on the extensive experience of the portfolio management team ...

Legg Mason Martin Currie Real Income Fund added to Asgard

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
The Legg Mason Martin Currie Real Income Fund has been added to Asgard's eWrap platform. The Real Income Fund aims to provide an attractive income stream with natural inflation protection by investing in a blend of A-REITs, listed infrastructure and ...

Legg Mason makes three acquisitions

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2016
It is expected 2016 will see mergers and acquisitions intensify and global asset manager Legg Mason has already jumped on board, recently making three major announcements. From its Baltimore offices Legg Mason announced it will acquire a majority equity ...

Martin Currie completes PK Investment Management deal

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2016
... almost 100 years of combined experience of the Japanese market. Kirkby has also been appointed as lead manager of the Legg Mason Japan Absolute Alpha Fund - the Luxembourg domiciled UCITS fund. Andy Sowerby, head of sales and marketing at Martin Currie ...

Martin Currie hires small cap analyst

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... a fund provider of choice in this area." Birtles' investment team became part of Martin Currie in October 2014 when Legg Mason acquired the firm. Since the transition, the team has grown from 14 to 17, and Australian equity assets under management have ...