Investment manager AUMs hold steady
Invesco, Virtus and AllianceBernstein share their latest figures
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Generali Investments Partners names head of DACH sales
He joins from Legg Mason Global Asset Management
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Franklin Templeton forms $1.5trn powerhouse with Legg Mason
The £3.5bn deal comes a week after Jenny Johnson replaced her brother as CEO
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Geopolitics to shake Asia bond market
Direction of US-China relations will drive volatility
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Legg Mason opens Dublin office to minimise Brexit risks
US group looking to offer individual portfolio management services to segregated clients in the EU27 post-Brexit
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Top rated small asset manager outperforms large peer
Scope’s top small asset manager Comgest outperforms group’s top large manager Kepler-Fonds, according to Morningstar data
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Legg Mason unconstrained fund to focus on govvies
Dublin-domiciled absolute return fund will seek to navigate rising interest rates
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Five ways to integrate ESG into investments
The days of treating ESG and sustainability matters as “extra curricular” are numbered and will be the differentiator for investments in the future, according to Legg Mason affiliates. Click through the slides below to find out five ways to integrate ESG into investments.
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Legg Mason launches Ucits EM fund
US investment manager Legg Mason has launched a Dublin-based Ucits version of its Legg Mason IF Martin Currie Emerging Markets Fund which has a focus on technology stocks.
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Back into bonds?
Bonds have been an unloved asset class of late as investors’ mad scramble for yield has pushed the cost to unpalatable highs and they sought safety in cash, but does an impeding equity market correction mean that is set to change?
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ANALYSIS: More work needed to drive long/short equity fund revival
Long/short equity funds have started to recover from a disastrous 2016, leading to a pick-up in inflows. But managers still have work to do to regain the confidence of sceptical investors.
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Fund Favourites – Thomas Romig
Thomas Romig, formerly head of one of the largest multi-asset businesses in Germany at Union Investment, recently launched a multi-asset fund at his new employer Assenagon AM. Even though his new fund is focused on capital preservation, he included the Legg Mason Clearbridge US Aggressive Growth Fund in his portfolio.