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Legg Mason acquires UK global equity manager

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014
... Royce & Associates and Western Asset Management. As part of this transaction, the $2.5 billion Legg Mason Australian Equities (LMAE) led by Reece Birtles and his 13-person team, will become part of Martin Currie. LMAE is an active Australian equities ...

Australian investors 'conservative and pessimistic': Legg Mason

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... believe the future generation will face a more difficult environment, compared to 46% globally. Legg Mason Australian Equities chief investment officer Reece Birtles said: "Australian seem quite insecure in terms of how well they think they're doing ...

Legg Mason appoints former Deutsche Bank exec

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
Legg Mason Australian Equities (LMAE) has appointed William Baylis as multi strategy portfolio manager. Baylis is Deutsche Bank's former director, institutional equities, a role he held until September 2012. He was at Deutsche bank for 16 years, and ...

Legg Mason appoints senior financial analyst

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
Legg Mason Australian Equities has appointed Matthew Davison as senior research analyst for the company's financials sector. Davison was previously lead banking analyst at Merrill Lynch, a position he held from 2007. Before that, he worked at Citigroup ...

Legg Mason $100m mandates add to IOOF value approach

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
... has been developed over the last 12 months by IOOF head of Australian equities Daniel Farmer and Legg Mason Australian equities chief investment officer Reece Birtles. The fund is a 'style-switching' strategy, designed to protect investors from being ...

Dividend stocks ideal for SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... move from higher risk equities to safe and reliable bonds. However, in the current environment, Legg Mason Australian equities chief investment officer, Reece Birtles warns that ignoring equities could compromise retiree's standard of living. "Investors ...

Legg Mason appoints Senior Research Analyst

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
Legg Mason Australian Equities has appointed Andrew Chambers as senior research analyst covering listed property, infrastructure and utilities. Chambers will report to head of research Michael Slack and will provide research support to portfolio manager ...

Legg Mason funds plug retiree gap

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... from yields to sustain them through retirement," said Reece Birtles, chief investment officer for Legg Mason Australian Equities. Jeff Rogers, chief investment officer, Ipac Investment Services which are offering the equity income fund, said the new ...

Selection the key as mining stocks surge

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... trouble with the valuation of small mining stocks," said Reece Birtles, chief investment officer, Legg Mason Australian Equities. Tim Samway, institutional business director, Hyperion Asset Management, is also wary of the boom. "I think you could be ...

Legg Mason expands team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2009
Legg Mason Australian Equities has appointed ex-Citigroup small cap expert Julian Mulcahy as portfolio manager and research analyst for Australian small companies. Mulcahy will focus his efforts on listed Australian companies that fall outside the S&P/ASX ...
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