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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 ...

Esemplia write-down almost complete

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
US fund manager Legg Mason is close to completing the Australian portion of its write down of struggling emerging market subsidiary Esemplia. Legg Mason Australia head of marketing communications Anthony Pesutto said redemptions for one last "major" ...

CFSGAM issues its first SIV product

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... fund managers that have issued SIV-compliant products in the last months, including ANZ, Macquarie, Credit Suisse, Legg Mason and IOOF. CFSGAM manages more than $173 billion across a diverse range of asset classes including global listed infrastructure ...

Legg Mason appoints former Deutsche Bank exec

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
Legg Mason Australian Equities (LMAE) has appointed William Baylis as multi strategy portfolio manager. Baylis is Deutsche Bank's former director, institutional equities, a role he held until September 2012. He was at Deutsche bank for 16 years, and ...

Legg Mason wins three 'Recommended' ratings

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013

ANZ gets on the SIV bandwagon

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
... for the SIV. Fund managers currently offering SIV-compliant products include Macquarie, Credit Suisse, the 888 Fund, Legg Mason and IOOF.