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PIMCO exec joins Western Asset Management

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
Legg Mason affiliate and fixed income specialist Western Asset Management has appointed a new head of client service and marketing. Michael Dale joins the fund manager from PIMCO where he worked within client service, focusing primarily on business ...

Legg Mason receives first mFund inflow

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
... real income options. The minimum investment into Legg Mason's mFunds is $30,000. Annalisa Clark, head of Legg Mason Australia said "As an early mover on the mFund service we are delighted to be able to offer investors greater choice in how they choose ...

Legg Mason wins $125m Mercer mandate

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
Global asset manager Legg Mason has been awarded a $125 milllion Australian small companies mandate by Mercer's multi-manager business, Mercer Investments. The company joins Mercer's stable of small company managers after a long period of analysis and ...

Legg Mason acquires UK global equity manager

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014
Baltimore-based asset manager Legg Mason has acquired UK international equity manager Martin Currie. With offices in six locations, the addition of Edinburgh-based business (with presence in Australia) expands Legg Mason's capabilities in active global ...

PROFILE: Head of Australian operations at Western Asset Management Anthony Kirkham

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
... expansion," he says. Western Asset started in the US in 1971 and is now the fixed-income affiliate of US investment firm Legg Mason. The latter acquired Citigroup's asset management business and the fixed income business in Australia became an office ...

2014 MAX Award Winners and Finalists

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014

Legg Mason bond fund upgraded by Lonsec

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... describes the Trust's 0.394% p.a. management fee as "attractive in comparison to the broader active peer group". Legg Mason Australia head of sales Beau Titchkosky said: "We are delighted with the rating upgrade and the recognition of Western Asset's ...

New business targets investors' bad habits

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
... continue rising, and those that fall continue to drift lower, as least in the short to medium-term." As a recent report by Legg Mason showed, Australian individual and SMSF investors have a number of habits that may not be in their best interest, such ...

Australian investors 'conservative and pessimistic': Legg Mason

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... of the most nervous and pessimistic in the world despite comparatively favourable investment conditions, a survey by Legg Mason has found. The survey covered 4,300 private investors worldwide, including 200 Australians. Seventy-seven per cent of Australians ...

Legg Mason hires sales director from JPM

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... reflects the success of our business in developing tailored solutions under our hybrid distribution model," Legg Mason Australia head of sales Beau Titchkosky said. "In building out our team we have looked for a strong blend of technical knowledge and ...