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Kapstream looks to Chi-X for active ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... boutique Ardea Investment Management listed its real outcome bond fund as an ETF (ASX: XARO) and Legg Mason boutique Western Asset Management partnered with Betashares to list on the ASX.

Super fund awards $100m debt mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019
... Clarion Partners, ClearBridge, EntrustPermal, Martin Currie, RARE Infrastructure, Royce & Associates, QS Investors and Western Asset.

Challenger kicks off active ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
... sights set on listing Australia's first active fixed income ETF. However, Legg Mason fixed income affiliate Western Asset Management beat it when it rang the bell at the ASX on November 19 to list the Betashares Legg Mason Australia Bond Fund (BNDS). ...

Australia's first active fixed income ETF goes live

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... actively-managed fixed income fund as an exchange-traded fund in Australia. Ringing the bell at the ASX in Sydney yesterday, Western Asset Management portfolio manager Anthony Kirkham listed the Betashares Legg Mason Australian Bond Fund. The ETF (ASX ...

Global manager appoints distribution director

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
... relationships with institutional investors in Australia and New Zealand. Sun has held roles at Mercer, Neuberger Berman, and Western Asset Management. In her most recent role she was Neuberger Berman's vice president, institutional business, and ...

AMP Capital divests $440m from tobacco

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... Australian strategies so far this year including J.P. Morgan AM, Swiss asset manager Vontobel and Legg Mason affiliate Western Asset.

Aussie fixed income managers with global teams outperform: Zenith

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2018
... former also recorded 0.15% higher annualised risk volatility than local teams managing Aussie fixed income. PIMCO and Western Asset are two examples of managers that run globalised teams to vet opportunities in Australian fixed income. Zenith analyst ...

Global fixed income manager mulls active bond ETFs

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2018
... self-managed super fund clients. Addressing a media briefing in Sydney this week, executives of Legg Mason-aligned Western Asset Management spoke of the high barriers to entry in the fixed income market for SMSFs, proposing actively managed bond ETFs ...

Legg Mason affiliate divests tobacco, cluster bombs

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... Mason affiliate is divesting investments linked to tobacco and cluster munitions in its fixed income strategies. Western Asset is removing these investments in the Legg Mason Western Asset Global Bond Fund and Legg Mason Western Asset Australian Bond ...

Mystery buyer for $800m Aussie bond record

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
... sold at a yield of 2.27% and are scheduled to mature on 21 April 2029. Elsewhere in fixed interest, the Legg Mason Western Asset Australian Bond Trust recently received the highest rating from Zenith Investment Partners - 'highly recommended'. Head of ...