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Fidelity sweeps Morningstar Australia Awards

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... Alva Devoy, was named the overall fund manager of the year, beating Pinnacle boutique Hyperion Asset Management and Legg Mason boutique Western Asset Management. "[The award is] due to its impressive lineup of strategies that consistently outperform ...

Franklin Templeton to acquire Legg Mason

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
Franklin Resources, trading as Franklin Templeton, has entered into a $6.7 billion agreement to acquire Legg Mason, creating a $2.24 trillion investment powerhouse. Under the agreement, which was unanimously approved by both boards, Franklin Templeton ...

Australia's fastest growing investment managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... investment growth, some established names emerge as the winner. Selector Funds Management (70% annual average growth), Legg Mason Asset Management Australia (64%), Plato Investment Management (40%) and Pinnacle (30%). Dunnin said while boutiques are ...

Bonds not out of the game

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
... viewed as surprising for many readers who assume bonds are not only boring, but they don't return much," Todd said. Legg Mason Western Asset Macro Opportunities Bond Fund saw a return of 15.94% last year, followed by Coolabah Active Composite Bond ...

Investment Leadership Awards finalists revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... Equities Index Trust Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF AUSTRALIAN EQUITIES - INCOME FOCUSED Antares Dividend Builder Legg Mason Martin Currie Real Income Fund Nikko AM Australian Share Income Fund Plato Australian Shares Income Fund Vanguard Australian ...

Active ETF review results imminent

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
... disclose their portfolios to the wider market daily, have been a popular with fund managers such as Magellan, Platinum and Legg Mason funds among several others. Internal market making enables active managers to list their strategies as ETFs without ...

Global firm cuts fund fees

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
A global asset manager shaved 10 basis points off the management fee of its global fixed income fund. Legg Mason cut the management fee of its $45 million Legg Mason Brandywine Global Income Optimiser Fund to 0.65% per annum, as the offering approaches ...

Magellan hires Macquarie insto head

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... head of the Australian institutional business Prior to this, he worked in institutional sales roles at Schroders and Legg Mason. Magellan managed $93.5 billion at the end of October. It recently launched a listed investment trust for its high conviction ...

Funds management excellence to be recognised

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
... Investment Management PIMCO Australia UBS Global Asset Management Australian Fixed Interest Ardea Investment Management Legg Mason Ltd/Western Asset Management Company Macquarie Asset Management Exchange Traded Products BetaShares Capital BlackRock Investment ...

Legg Mason expands Asia Pacific role

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2019
Andy Sowerby will now serve as head of Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) while he continues to lead Legg Mason Australia and New Zealand, with his appointment taking effect on the first of this month. Sowerby has held the role of country head for Australia and ...