Thomson Reuters Announces Lipper Fund Awards 2013 Winners - France

Legg Mason and Jyske Invest Win Top Group Awards

PARIS, May 30, 2013 - Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced the winners of the Lipper Fund Awards 2013 France. The Lipper Fund Awards are part of the Thomson Reuters Awards for Excellence, a global family of awards that celebrate exceptional performance throughout the professional investment community.

Legg Mason and Jyske Invest collected the top Group Awards. The full list of Group Award winners include:

Winner	Group Award
Legg Mason	Best Large Group Overall
Jyske Invest	Best Small Group Overall
First State	Best Large Equity Group
Wells Fargo	Best Small Equity Group
Russell Investments	Best Large Bond Group
Schelcher Prince Gestion	Best Small Bond Group
Legg Mason	Best Large Mixed Assets Group
Jyske Invest	Best Small Mixed Assets Group

"The Lipper Fund Awards celebrate success in the collective funds management industry by recognizing the practitioners who have parlayed their hard work and skill into impressive records of returns to their shareholders - overcoming the significant hurdles and gyrations of today's investment markets," said Robert Jenkins, global head of Lipper Research at Thomson Reuters.

"Lipper congratulates all 2013 France award winners," said Detlef Glow, head of Lipper EMEA research. "The award process is very competitive and it's not easy to win a Lipper Fund Award, as funds are subjected to an exacting methodology to distinguish the leaders from their industry peers."

In addition to the group awards, trophies were presented to 35 individual funds. Details of all winners can be found on the Awards website and the Lipper Fund Awards' 2013 methodology can be viewed here. For further information, please contact Lipper as noted below.

About the Lipper Fund Awards
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