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Legg Mason bond fund upgraded by Lonsec

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... Mason's largest affiliate fund manager and fixed income specialist with US$469 billion under management, Western Asset Management. The principal investments of the Trust include government bonds, corporate bonds and other fixed interest securities. In ...

T. Rowe Price appoints former Ashmore exec

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... and New Zealand. Frazer previously held business development roles in emerging markets manager Ashmore, Western Asset Management and Wellington Management. Prior to that he held positions at BT and National Asset Management (now part of MLC). T. Rowe ...

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 ...

Investors tap emerging market debt

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... billion in the space. Murphy said that discussions were underway with a number of prospects. Investec and Western Asset Management Company are among the other providers of emerging market debt products for Australian institutions.

More defensive products hit marketplace

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
... Russell Australia High Dividend Shares ETF. RABIF is made up of two managers; Aberdeen Asset Management and Western Asset Management. Meanwhile, Dixon has launched its Australian Masters Yield Fund, which will invest in "the very attractive opportunities ...

Western Asset seeks ops in volatile markets

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
One of the world's largest fixed-income managers, Western Asset Management, has 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 ...

Saving Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
... Australasian Investment Summit in Melbourne yesterday, David Frazer, client services and marketing manager at Western Asset Management said both housing agencies were critical financing mechanisms for the US housing market and for many years have fulfilled ...

Future Fund continues hiring spree

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2008
... heavyweights Barry Brakey, co-founder of Pinnacle Property, Mitchell Stack, previous Australian country head at Western Asset Management, and Steve Byron, former private equity portfolio manager of NZ Super.

Western Asset repositions for 2008

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
Global fixed income manager, Western Asset Management, has weighted its portfolio towards European financial investment grade credit and mortgage backed securities to continue its positive return performance in 2008. "In terms of strategy we're going ...

FF appoints investment director

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2007
... fixed interest and alternatives. Stack was previously Australian country head and head of investments at Western Asset Management focusing on fixed income. Prior to this appointment, Stack was associate director of utilities and infrastructure at ANZ ...