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Partnership gives local access to global hedge fund giant

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
... hedge funds business, Fauchier Partners, rebranded 'Jubilee Advisers', in March of this year. Permal, which is owned by Legg Mason, is one of the largest alternatives asset managers in the world with more than $23 billion in assets under management. ...

Three IOOF funds qualify for SIV program

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
... client's individual needs," IOOF general manager distribution Renato Mota said. Macquarie, Credit Suisse, the 888 Fund and Legg Mason are among the other fund managers to have announced similar qualifying SIV investment products.

Legg Mason adds SIV funds

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
Legg Mason is packaging its four Significant Investment Visa (SIV) complying funds as a ready-made solution for private wealth advice firms. The fund manager has four funds that comply with SIV requirements - Australian cash, listed property, equity ...

Legg Mason appoints senior financial analyst

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
Legg Mason Australian Equities has appointed Matthew Davison as senior research analyst for the company's financials sector. Davison was previously lead banking analyst at Merrill Lynch, a position he held from 2007. Before that, he worked at Citigroup ...

Legg Mason $100m mandates add to IOOF value approach

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
IOOF's decision to award Legg Mason $100 million across two mandates was based on a desire to differentiate its offering from other manager and supplement existing out-of-favour value strategies, said IOOF chief investment officer Steve Merlicek. IOOF ...

Shortage of reliable Aussie income products

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
... returns almost 3% lower than anticipated from their income generating products, according to a new global survey from Legg Mason Global Asset Management. The findings come from a survey of more than 3,000 affluent investors across 13 countries across ...

Dividend stocks ideal for SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... fund trustees must consider having a solid exposure to dividend stocks even as they move into retirement, according to Legg Mason. As investors approach retirement their saving priorities change from growing their pension pot to preserving it. Traditionally ...

EM fund manager Esemplia explains turnaround plans

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... fundamental active investor that focuses on valuation and, in particular, net cash flows. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Legg Mason, a global asset manager with $648 billion FUM, as at December last year.

Legg Mason chief replaced to staunch investor outflow

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
Legg Mason chairman and chief executive Mark Fetting will step down effective October 1 amid pressure from activist investor Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund Management and five years of client outflows. Fetting's departure will be two months before a standstill ...

Legg Mason restructures distribution

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
Fund manager Legg Mason will shift its focus to institutional and intermediary markets, with a restructure of its distribution, client service and market functions. Legg Mason said the restructure was a direct response to the increased blurring of the ...