Legg Mason
US asset manager
Legg Mason is a US investment management firm with a focus on asset management and serves customers worldwide.
Legg Mason serves individual and institutional investors on six continents and has $7446bn in AUM (as of 30 June 2018). It uses a multi-manager business model, with each of the company's subsidiaries operating independently.
The company offers products in equities and fixed income, as well as domestic and international liquidity management and alternative investments. Created in 1970 through the acquisition of Mason & Co by Legg & Co to form Legg Mason & Co, it has since become the 20th largest asset manager in the world. Among its brands is Edinburgh-based equity specialist Martin Currie.
EM earnings: Where do we go from here?
Emerging markets (EM) have endured a tricky spell this year as the impact of US trade policy changes and slightly weaker earnings than expected rocked the sector.
Legg Mason's EnTrustPermal targets $250m for direct lending trust launch
Debt financing to the shipping industry
Which funds and providers topped SharingAlpha's lists for August?
Three new names appear on list
CASCAID raises over £500k in two months; Calls for participants for 5k fun run in October
Number of challenges already completed
Legg Mason launches 'best ideas' global bond fund
Targets 'the three Cs'
Legg Mason's Barry: We are going to see more change over the next five years than we saw in the previous 15
Head of UK sales on regulatory and tech changes
SharingAlpha's July ratings list revealed
Who topped the standings for this month?
CASCAID surpasses £300k fundraising; Call for volunteers for upcoming challenges
24-hour ping-pong with Legg Mason
Mirabaud hunts for head of sales as Boughton moves into consultancy role
Boughton to join Marketing Alpha Partners
Brexit anniversary: How have the major asset classes fared since the Brexit vote?
Assessing the UK's financial health since 2016
Fundsmith retains most popular spot in FoFs in SharingAlpha's April list
SharingAlpha has revealed the top-rated funds by its fund selector users as at the end of April, with Terry Smith's £14.7bn Fundsmith Equity fund still the most popular in fund-of-funds portfolios.
Legg Mason's Leech: The US high-yield bonds set for an upgrade
Within 18 months
Concentration risk: Where to look outside the UK for yield
Cyclical UK market
Legg Mason appoints JPMAM's Andrews for new UK strategic alliances role
Newly-created position
A 'meaningful correction' is 'necessary and overdue'
Focus on healthcare and energy
Legg Mason appoints chief diversity officer
Boosting diversity initiative
Revealed: Brewin Dolphin's top fund picks for 2018
Ben Gutteridge's top selections
Legg Mason renames global bond fund
To better reflect investment objective
The big cash question for UK wealth managers
The industry has been gripped by fears of an impending market correction for some time now and debating what could cause a pullback, but talk may have been premature as global equity markets continue to hit fresh record highs into the latter stages of...
Third of UK wealth managers opting for 'correction protection'
Survey by Legg Mason
Legg Mason's Shiozumi: Why Abe's 'bully pulpit' will revitalise Japan
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won a decisive victory in the snap election he called on 22 October.
Legg Mason's Bourbeau: No tax reform would be 'big fail' for US large caps
Managing director and portfolio manager of Legg Mason's $840m ClearBridge US Large Cap Growth fund Peter Bourbeau has warned the biggest US stocks could suffer significant fallout if President Donald Trump fails to pass significant tax reforms, which...
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