LEGG MASON

Funds management

Investors wanting to catch the growth wave should take a closer look at the emerging markets, according to Franklin Templeton....

image
Funds management

Half of global fund managers believe emerging markets will outperform in 2021 as the sector has picked up tailwinds for expectations that next year will see more travel d...

image
Financial planning

The platform provider has completed its Series B-plus funding round, led by Franklin Templeton....

image
People & Products

The asset manager has announced its new senior distribution leadership team for Australia after its acquisition of Legg Mason....

image
Funds management

There are 10 new funds that have received 5 Crown ratings after being previously unrated, with funds from CFS, Legg Mason, Perennial, GQG Partners, Eley Griffiths and Sim...

image
Funds management

Legg Mason Martin Currie, Bentham, PIMCO and BMO Global Asset Management each saw a fund drop from 5 Crowns to 1 in the latest FE fundinfo Crown rating rebalance. ...

image
Funds management

Global investment management firm Franklin Templeton, has announced a completion of acquisition of Legg Mason, creating a firm with US $1.4 trillion in assets under manag...

image
People & Products

Vivek Kudva has been appointed as the new head of Asia Pacific, effective upon the completion of Franklin Templeton’s acquisition of Legg Mason at the end of the month....

image
Funds management

Searching for regular income sources in today’s low rate environment will require flexibility and creativity from investors, according to Legg Mason....

image
Funds management

The finalists have been announced for the 2020 Fund Manager of the Year Awards – the first year in which a whole of market approach to judging the awards has been adopted...

image
Features

The record low oil price would ordinarily be a benefit for oil importers, writes Laura Dew, but the COVID-19 pandemic means these are anything but ordinary times....

image
Funds management

Fund manager consistency remains one of the biggest factors when it comes to selecting a fund but how have some of Australia’s longest-serving equity managers fared?...

image
Funds management

Franklin Templeton is to acquire Legg Mason in an all-cash deal for US$4.5 billion ($6.7 billion) to create a combined US $1.5 trillion asset manager....

image
Funds management

Investors might need to consider defensive equity income strategies in order to better prepare for a turbulent year ahead....

image
People & Products

Sun Hao will be head of PGIM’s institutional relationship group for China to help build brand recognition and relationships with Chinese banks, pension plans and insuranc...

image
sub-bgsidebar subscription

Never miss the latest news and developments in wealth management industry

MARKET INSIGHTS

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

4 weeks 1 day ago

This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...

1 month ago

Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

1 month 1 week ago

Insignia Financial has confirmed it is considering a preliminary non-binding proposal received from a US private equity giant to acquire the firm. ...

1 week 6 days ago

Six of the seven listed financial advice licensees have reported positive share price growth in 2024, with AMP and Insignia successfully reversing earlier losses. ...

1 week 2 days ago

Specialist wealth platform provider Mason Stevens has become the latest target of an acquisition as it enters a binding agreement with a leading Sydney-based private equi...

1 week 1 day ago