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Legg Mason funds plug retiree gap

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
Legg Mason targets retirees with its real income and Australian equities income trust funds, changing from the 'usual' accumulation versus de-accumulation design to better accommodate advisers and their clients. Legg Mason said in their white paper ...

Selection the key as mining stocks surge

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... moment," he added. AMP has trimmed its exposure to energy stocks in recent weeks amid concerns over soaring oil prices. Legg Mason's $200 million Australian Value Equity Trust fund is 6 per cent underweight on resources, including energy and mining but ...

Fund managers struggle to beat index

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... two best performing large-cap funds were growth funds: Hyperion Australian Growth Companies, rising 4.91 per cent and Legg Mason Australian Core Equity, up 4.88 per cent, the report said. Only one of 103 large-cap domestic share funds posted a loss in ...

IOOF adds insurance, offers more low-cost options

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... Shares - Tribeca Alpha Plus Fund - Class C, Grant Samuel Tribeca Alpha Plus Units, Schroder Australian Equity Fund and Legg Mason Australian Small Companies Trust "The fees negotiated with each fund manager means that we can pass these savings onto the ...

IOOF awards Legg Mason $100m small caps mandate

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
IOOF has given Legg Mason a $100 million Australian small companies mandate after consolidating its United Funds Management and MultiMix assets into a single portfolio. Dan Farmer of IOOF said what appealed to them was Legg Mason's stable and experienced ...

Global instos see Aus deficit a "non-issue"

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2010
... to everyone else," said Anthony Kirkham, head of investment management at Western Asset Australia, which manages the Legg Mason Australian Bond Trust. "It's nice to talk about in politics in Australia but no one - globally - sees it as an issue, we are ...

Legg Mason Permal Global Absolute Trust earns high rating

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010
Newly-launched managed fund, the Legg Mason Permal Global Absolute Return Trust (GAT), has gained a four-star rating from S&P. The GAT is essentially a daily liquidity UCITS III vehicle that aims to take advantage of a number of global equity scenarios ...

ESI Super overhauls $800m Aus equities portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
... $200 million, Greencape Capital ($80 million), Hyperion Asset Management ($80 million), JF Capital ($200 million) and Legg Mason ($80 million) are the new managers in the fund. BT Investment Management has been retained but downweighted from $100 million ...

AXA appoints FMs to drive income

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
AXA Australia selected funds from Ankura Capital, Legg Mason, Epoch Investment Partners, Macquarie Investment Management and Goldman Sachs/JBWere as part of its new income portfolio. Ankura Capital and Legg Mason will manage the Australian equities ...

Western Asset seeks ops in volatile markets

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
... launched a new absolute return credit fund aimed at exploiting credit opportunities amid volatile markets. Speaking at the Legg Mason Investment Symposium in Sydney yesterday, Anthony Kirkham, Melbourne-based head of Australian fixed income at Western ...