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Global asset manager acquires stake in Aussie driller

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017
... global alternatives investment management firm with $120 billion under management will invest a portion of its funds into western-Australian deep directional mineral drilling services company DDH1 Drilling. Oaktree Capital Management, headquartered in ...

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 ...

Industry stars recognised at 2017 MAX Awards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... BT Panorama Finalists JPMorgan Global Macro Opportunities Fund Lazard Global Managed Volatility Fund Legg Mason Western Asset Global Bond Fund Schroders - ASX:GROW Investment Product of the Year J.P. Morgan Asset Management - JPMorgan Systematic Alpha ...

Western Asset hires investment specialist from UBS

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
Legg Mason affiliate Western Asset appointed a new investment specialist. Jonathan Baird joins Western Asset from UBS Asset Management's fixed income team, where he held the same role. Before that he was a senior investment analyst with Zenith Investment ...

Industry fund wins stake in Endeavour Energy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
... Endeavour Energy, a poles-and-wires business, currently provides electricity to 2.4 million households across greater Western Sydney, Central Western NSW, Illawarra, South Coast and Southern Highlands. REST Industry Super chief executive Damian Hill ...

Hedge fund star joins Merchant Group line-up

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
... Index net of fees over rolling five-year periods by investing in both listed and soon-to-be-listed companies. Based in Western Australia, Merchant Group offers strategic wealth advice, corporate finance and direct market services. In addition to the ...

Legg Mason bond funds receive Zenith tick

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
Three Legg Mason bond funds were recently rated positively by Zenith. Legg Mason's Western Asset Global Bond Fund and Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund were both given a 'Recommended' rating, while the Legg Mason Brandywine Opportunistic Fixed ...

Legg Mason hires marketing head from Hastings

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
... alongside global equity, global bond and multi-asset offerings." "Legg Mason's investment affiliates, including Western Asset, Brandywine Global, QS Investors and Martin Currie are all well regarded for product innovation and relevance to Australian ...

Equip eyes merger with Rio Tinto plan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
... see its assets almost double to $13.5 billion and membership grow to 75,000. Equip's national reach would also expand to Western Australia and Queensland, with its members traditionally concentrated in Australia's eastern states. According to Equip chair ...

Bond funds complete circle for Legg Mason

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
... underperform on an absolute basis. On a relative basis people still want access to that kind of strategy. "Western Asset Management has an unconstrained macro opportunities fund which also draws on all the levers you can imagine to generate a targeted ...