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BT Wrap adds Legg Mason real income fund

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
The BT Wrap platform has added the Legg Mason Australian Real Income Fund on the back of increased adviser demand for income options. "The Legg Mason Australian Real Income Fund is designed to provide an income solution for investors wanting more than ...

Legg Mason Real Income Fund rated Highly Recommended

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
Legg Mason's Australian Real Income Fund has received the rating of 'Highly Recommended' by research house Lonsec. Lonsec awarded the 'Highly Recommend' rating, in part, for the "improved resourcing and skills of the investment team responsible for ...

Investors looking backwards: Mercer

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... Independent fund from second position last year to 145th this year with -21.2% returns. Concord, CFS Leaders, FSP Leaders and Legg Mason Value were also in the bottom five. Nick White, Mercer's director of consulting said investors exhibit a home bias ...

Legg Mason appoints Senior Research Analyst

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
Legg Mason Australian Equities has appointed Andrew Chambers as senior research analyst covering listed property, infrastructure and utilities. Chambers will report to head of research Michael Slack and will provide research support to portfolio manager ...

Bennelong and Legg Mason get ratings boosts

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... appointment of Victor Gomes to manage the portfolio alongside Stephen Woods. Meanwhile, Zenith has also recommended Legg Mason's Australian Real Income Fund. The fund is managed by Ashton Reid and aims to provide a consistent income stream for retirees ...

Fund manager recommends less defensive retirement

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... defensive investment portfolio, providing it holds the right assets, according to Ashton Reid, portfolio manager of Legg Mason's Real Income Fund. Retirement income products are a hot topic in both the retail and institutional space as Australia's quickly ...

Western Asset brings in fixed income manager

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
Fund manager Western Asset Management, owned by legg mason, has appointed experienced portfolio manager Damon Shinnick to its Australian fixed income team. Shinnick joins as a portfolio manager and senior credit analyst focusing on the Australian and ...

Rainmaker reveals 2011 Sales & Marketing Excellence Awards

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... from the 2011 Rainmaker Sales & Marketing Excellence Awards Dinner last night, picking up three awards, while PIMCO, Legg Mason and AustralianSuper each scooped two. The awards dinner, compared by ABC newsreader Richard Morecroft, brought together more ...

New mandate flows increasing but more cash lies in wait

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
... Implemented Consulting at $4.78 billion. The most successful winners of Australian equities mandates were Hyperion, Legg Mason and Perpetual with six mandates each. Financial Standard is part of the Rainmaker Group.

Bennelong appoints distribution specialist

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
... management veteran Roger Phipps to join its distribution team, based in Melbourne. Phipps, formerly of MAB Funds Management, Legg Mason Asset Management and HSBC Asset Management, joins as a director, working alongside Adam Tweedale and Tim Bolger. Bennelong ...