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NEW YORK/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Urgent messages flashed on cellphones, email alerts popped up and telephone extensions rang at the desks of a team at asset manager Legg Mason on Friday. Dial in to a conference now, the 30-strong enterprise risk management team were told. A major event is underway. This time it was just a drill, but what New York-based Legg Mason wants to be prepared for is any fallout if Greece leaves the euro. Companies across the globe are on similar high alert this weekend as Greeks vote in an election on Sunday that could decide the future of the European single currency. ...More...