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Legg Mason bond fund upgraded by Lonsec

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
The Legg Mason Australian Bond Trust has been upgraded by Lonsec to 'Highly Recommended.' The Trust is managed by Legg Mason's largest affiliate fund manager and fixed income specialist with US$469 billion under management, Western Asset Management. ...

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
Legg Mason has appointed former JP Morgan executive Colin Taylor as director of sales. Based in Melbourne, Taylor will promote Legg Mason's products and affiliate fund managers under Legg Mason's hybrid distribution structure that encompasses both institutional ...

Equity-like bonds most attractive

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... globally has lowered investors return expectations within the asset class. However, Regina Borromeo, manager of the Legg Mason Income Optimiser Fund, believes positive fundamentals and technicals continue to support fixed income, although areas such ...

Hunter Hall appoints head of Institutional from Legg Mason

HARRY PAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014

Managed accounts take the hassle out of hedge funds

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013
... offers a great deal of flexibility." With more than $22 billion in assets under management, Permal, which is part of the Legg Mason Group, is one of the largest hedge fund managers in the world. A team of 51 investment specialists in offices in the US ...

Legg Mason appeals to retail after lowering minimum investment

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
Legg Mason Australia (Legg Mason) is targeting the self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) market and has reduced the minimum investment for five funds. The minimum initial investment amount is now $30,000 for the Australian Real Income, Australian ...

Tapering still some way off

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
... for an extended period of time," Leech said. Western Asset, which is a subsidiary of Baltimore-based asset manager Legg Mason, has recently expressed this view by moving from underweight, to slightly overweight duration, meaning its portfolios are more ...

Baker & McKenzie tells industry to prepare for SIV 'bonanza'

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
... Financial Standard. Currently there are only a handful of specialist SIV-compliant product providers, including IOOF, ANZ, Legg Mason and Credit Suisse; but many more fund managers are expected to launch products as the program gathers momentum. While ...