Fund Inception | 03/01/2001 |
Name of Issuer | Franklin Templeton Investments |
Fund Advisor(s) | Franklin Templeton Fund Adviser, LLC |
Sub-Advisor(s) | Western Asset Management Company Pte Ltd. – Singapore Western Asset Management Company, LLC Western Asset Management Company Ltd. – Japan Western Asset Management Company Limited |
Fund Managers for WAIIX
Frederick Marki
Portfolio Manager since 08/01/2016
Frederick R. Marki is a Portfolio manager of Western since 2005. He began his investment career in 1983 and has a BS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Marki joined Western Asset in 2006. Prior to this, Marki was a director of Citigroup Asset Management and investment officer of the manager. and its predecessor companies.
Amit Chopra
Portfolio Manager since 03/01/2024
– Western Asset Management Company, LLC – Portfolio Manager, 2016-
– Pacific Investment Management Company – Senior Vice President, Portfolio Management, 2008-2016
– Pacific Investment Management Company – Vice President, Supervisor Trade and Portfolio Analytics, 2001-2007
– Blackrock Financial – Associate, 1998-2001
– University of Southern California, B.S.
– Chartered Financial Analyst
Michael Buchanan
Portfolio Manager since 03/01/2024
Michael Buchanan is Western Asset's deputy chief investment officer and has been in the fixed-income industry since 1990. As Deputy CIO, Michael has direct oversight of Western Asset's Global Credit Team, which covers US and non-US investment-grade, high-yield and bank loan sectors. He also leads the Global Credit Committee, which ultimately determines overall firmwide credit themes.
Prior to joining Western Asset in 2005, Michael served as Managing Director and Head of US Credit Products at Credit Suisse Asset Management and as Executive Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Janus Capital Management. He also worked at BlackRock Financial Management as Managing Director and Portfolio Manager and at Conseco Capital Management as Vice President and Portfolio Manager.
Michael graduated with honors from Brown University. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, and is a CFA charterholder