But while Morningstar sees the bond house as the "strength" of Franklin Templeton's takeover of Legg Mason, the merged firm may be vulnerable to competition from index fund managers.
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The fund industry’s latest mega-takeover has big implications for the two firms and for their clients in Asia. AsianInvestor looks at issues that the deal raises.
Why we chose Goldman Sachs Asset Management as institutional solutions provider of the year and how Western Asset Management's unconstrained macro strategy stood out.
Managers are hopeful that India's new finance minister will lift the cap on foreign investment in domestic government bonds, which were over-subscribed in an auction this month.
Fixed income manager Julia Ho started at the UK asset manager last week based in London. She now reports to Bob Jolly, Schroders' head of global macro.
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The UK asset manager has hired Rajeev de Mello from Western Asset Management to succeed How Phuang-Goh, who is set to retire from the industry.
The global multi-strategy bond fund is managed by subsidiary Western Asset Management.
The stimulus packages plus lower interest rates will help to restore global risk appetite, says the fund house.
Default rates in Asia remain low, but current prices of Asian corporate bonds imply an unprecedented surge in failures, says Western Asset ManagementÆs fixed-income specialist.