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19 hrs ago | Pensions & Investments

Western Asset Management mutual funds to drop Legg Mason name

Western Asset Management's U.S mutual funds will shed the name of parent company Legg Mason as it seeks to boost sales.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, Investment Services, Mutual Funds, Personal Finance

Wed May 30, 2012

SchaeffersResearch.com

Call Volume Spikes on Legg Mason

What's more, it seems a slew of options speculators may be gambling on an extended uptrend for the equity.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, Investment Services, Financial Markets, Personal Finance, Day Trading

Sun May 27, 2012

Pensions & Investments

Money manager assets dip after 2-year rebound

U.S. institutional tax-exempt assets of the 500 largest money managers declined 5.3% in 2011, the first slip after two years of rebounds from the global financial crisis, Pensions & Investments' latest annual money manager survey shows.

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Related Topix: RiskMetrics, MSCI, Financial Services, BlackRock, Investment Services, Banking, JP Morgan Chase

Fri May 25, 2012

The Motley Fool

2 Things You Need to Know About Mutual Funds

So you don't have the time or the interest to pick stocks on your own. No problem -- most people don't. And congratulations for being honest with yourself.

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Related Topix: Mutual Funds, Personal Finance, Financial Markets, Financial Services, Investment Services

Thu May 24, 2012

Reuters

Western Asset Mgt sold European bank debt - CIO

Fixed income money manager Western Asset Management Co slashed its holdings of European bank debt and shifted to borrowings in the United States, which will benefit from stronger economic growth, Chief Investment Officer Stephen Walsh said on T hur sday.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, Investment Services, Pasadena, CA

Mon May 21, 2012

Wall St. Cheat Sheet

Equity Insights May 21st: Legg Mason, Cadence Pharma, Noble Energy, Apache, American Axle May 21st

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Related Topix: Noble Energy, Financial Services, Energy, Oil & Gas, Investment Services, Apache

PR-inside.com

Legg Mason, Inc. - SWOT Analysis - new company profile report published

Legg Mason, Inc. - SWOT Analysis company profile is the essential source for top-level company data and information.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, Investment Services

The Washington Post

Worst Market Since Reagan Greets Obama in Elections Since 1948

With only six months before the election, the stock market is giving President Barack Obama the worst returns since Ronald Reagan was seeking a second term.

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Related Topix: 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Financial Markets, Financial Services, Investment Services, Business News

Sun May 20, 2012

Benzinga

Barron's Recap (5/19/12): Dalio's World and the Einhorn Effect

Tags : Barron's , Bridgewater Associates , Capmark Financial Group , clorox , Coach , David Einhorn , Facebook , green mountain coffee roasters , Groupon , JP Morgan , Legg Mason , Lehman Brothers , LinkedIn , Martin Marietta Materials , Nelson Peltz , newmont mining , Ray Dalio , St.

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Related Topix: Social Software, Startups, Facebook, Groupon, Financial Services, Investment Services, LinkedIn, Construction, Martin Marietta Materials

Fri May 18, 2012

Daily Political

Nomura Reaffirms Neutral Rating on Legg Mason

's stock had its "neutral" rating reiterated by equities research analysts at Nomura in a research note issued to investors on Thursday.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, Investment Services, Nomura Holding

Thu May 17, 2012

MarketWatch

Financial Stocks: J.P. Morgan down again as financials weaken

U.S. financial stocks fell in early trading Thursday with few standouts absent J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

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Related Topix: Banking, JP Morgan Chase , Financial Markets, Financial Services, Investment Services

AmericanBankingNews.com

Legg Mason Upgraded by Citigroup

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on LM. Analysts at Sterne Agee upgraded shares of Legg Mason from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note to investors on Monday, May 7th.

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Related Topix: Banking, Financial Services, Investment Services, CitiMortgage, Citigroup

Wall St. Cheat Sheet

Financial Business Review: GE Loves Dividends, AIG Divests This Asset

General Electric will receive a second quarter dividend of $475 million from its subsidiary GE Capital, and a $4.5 billion special dividend during the current year.

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Related Topix: General Electric, Financial Services, Aerospace-Defense, Banking, JP Morgan Chase , Investment Services

Minyanville

Financial Stocks Roundup: JPMorgan's London Whale Gets Beached, Shareholders Sue

Financial stocks are underperforming the market today. The Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF , which tracks selected bank stocks, declined by 1.39% while the Dow fell by 0.26%. The heaviest losses among the big banks were at Bank of America and Citigroup , which fell 2.33% and 2.73%, respectively.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Bank of America, Financial Services, Banking, Investment Services

Wed May 16, 2012

The Motley Fool

Why Legg Mason's Shares Jumped

Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, Investment Services

The Washington Post

Abercrombie, J.C. Penney, Legg Mason, Sina: U.S. Equity Movers

Shares of the following companies had unusual moves in U.S. trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and prices are as of 4 p.m. in New York.

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Related Topix: Search Engines, Investment Services, Media, Financial Services, Computers, Sina, Abercrombie and Fitch, Retail, Apparel, JC Penney, Warren Buffett, Construction, Berkshire Hathaway

MarketWatch

Financial Stocks: Legg Mason outlier for financials, S&P 500

Legg Mason Inc. was the best performer on the S&P 500 Wednesday, as the financial sector declined with the broader market, after the asset manager announced a refinancing of debt and a new share buyback program.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, Investment Services, Financial Markets

PR-inside.com

"Legg Mason, Inc. - SWOT Analysis" is now available at Fast Market Research

Legg Mason, Inc. - SWOT Analysis company profile is the essential source for top-level company data and information.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, Investment Services

Thu May 10, 2012

GuruFocus.com

Columbia Business School's Graham & Doddsville Spring 2012 Newsletter with Jim Chanos, Tom ...

The spring 2012 issue of Columbia Business School's Graham & Doddsville investment newsletter features close encounters with noteworthy investors such as Jim Chanos, Tom Russo and Julian Robertson .

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Related Topix: Avon Products, Household Products, Financial Services, Investment Services, Accounting, H and R Block

Business Journal

Legg Mason assets under management down slightly in April

The Baltimore money manager reported preliminary assets of $639.9 billion, down less than 1 percent from $643.3 billion in March.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, Investment Services

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