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BlackRock publishes staff gender split

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
... statistics. Six companies declined: Vanguard, the world's second-largest asset manager, Fidelity Investments, T. Rowe Price, Legg Mason, Invesco and Affiliated Managers Group. A spokesperson for BlackRock, which oversees US$4.6 trillion of assets, said ...

Industry leaders in sales and marketing recognised at MAX Awards

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016
... Finalists Andrew Braun - netwealth Jason Hunt - Perpetual Investments Amanda Irving - Challenger Anthony Pesutto - Legg Mason Asset Management Marketing Team of the Year Perpetual Investments Finalists Challenger HOST-PLUS IOOF UniSuper Website of the ...

Cash top of mind for investors

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... dominant asset class as Australians become increasingly more conservative in their investment choices, according to the Legg Mason 2016 Global Investment Survey. The survey revealed there was a 7% increase in Australian core investors aged 40+ who described ...

Legg Mason Brandywine gets nod from Zenith

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
The Legg Mason Brandywine Global Opportunistic Fixed Income Trust has been given a Highly Recommended rating by Zenith. In its report the researcher said: "Zenith's conviction is predicated on the extensive experience of the portfolio management team ...

Legg Mason makes three acquisitions

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2016
It is expected 2016 will see mergers and acquisitions intensify and global asset manager Legg Mason has already jumped on board, recently making three major announcements. From its Baltimore offices Legg Mason announced it will acquire a majority equity ...

Retirees should expand asset classes

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
... income returns and potentially leave retirees with the burden of running out of money. This was a key message from Legg Mason's 2015 Retirement Income Symposium where Martin Currie Australia chief investment officer, Reece Birtles, said older Australians ...

UBS enters SIV space

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
... small cap expertise and capabilities." UBS joins the likes of Macquarie, NAB, Westpac, BT, CFSGAM, ANZ, IOOF, La Trobe, Legg Mason, Credit Suisse, Moelis & Company and Prime Value in providing compliant products.

Legg Mason and RARE ink $200m deal

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
Treasury Group and Northern Lights has sold a majority interest in RARE infrastructure to asset manager Legg Mason for $200 million. The sale is expected to generate upfront cash proceeds of $112 million, and after tax proceeds will be used to repay ...

Funds management elite tours Asia to seduce investors

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... Macquarie Investment Management, MLC Investment Management, Nikko Asset Management, Perpetual, Russell Investments and Legg Mason's Martin Currie Asia. Other organisations represented include the Financial Services Council (FSC), the Australia-Japan ...

FEATURE: Defending wealth

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... products," Martin Currie Australia multi strategy portfolio manager Will Baylis01 says. As a subsidiary fund manager of Legg Mason, Martin Currie Australia has had to face the fact that "when it comes to asset allocation, the transition to retirement ...