But although total assets under management rose 16% to $992 billion, upon hearing the news that the company suffered $7 billion in net outflows from its stock funds, primarily due to disappointing returns, its share price fell 3.5% early yesterday.
“This is one of those good news, bad news quarters,” said
Commenting on public reaction to legendary fund manager Bill Miller losing his 15-year winning streak of beating the S&P 500 last year, Legg Mason Chairman and CEO Raymond “Chip” Wilson once again reiterated that Miller’s record is exemplary, and that it is inevitable that he will have some off years. “When you’ve got some of the best managers in the business, you ride out the storm with them,” Wilson said.
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