Fixed Income

Our Approach

With more than 40 years of experience in global and domestic fixed income investing, we have a strong track record of navigating multiple market cycles, utilising a consistent, fundamental, research-driven process. Our time-tested approach to fixed income investing seeks to actively exploit market inefficiencies to generate strong risk-adjusted returns over the long run.

EMPHASIZE INDEPENDENT RESEARCH

We focus on sectors where we believe our independent research offers the greatest opportunities to add value for our clients.

UTILISE MULTIPLE RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES

We believe fixed income portfolios can best be managed by integrating three perspectives: top-down macro analysis, bottom-up sector analysis and quantitative insights to guide strategy allocations.

COMMIT TO THE LONG TERM

We take a long-term view for all we do, from the people we hire, to the markets we enter, to the solutions we offer and to the solutions we offer and to the investment decisions we make.


Broad Capabilities and Deep Resources in One Platform

  • A pioneer in global sector investing, and one of the world’s, largest managers in high-yield, bank loans, investment-grade corporates and municipals
  • Pursuit of diversified sources of potential returns across securities, sectors and global markets
  • Value-added trading platform that includes our ability to structure new issuance and trade in local markets

Fixed Income Funds

Investment Groups

Our fixed income investment experts are strategically positioned across key global markets, providing on-the-ground, comprehensive research insights and multiple perspectives to deliver their best ideas to investors’ portfolios.

TEMPLETON GLOBAL MACRO FRANKLIN TEMPLETON FIXED INCOME GROUP FRANKLIN LOCAL ASSET MANAGEMENT1
  • Global Macro
  • Global Sovereign
  • Local Emerging Market Debt
  • Corporate Credit
  • Global Sovereign/Emerging Markets
  • Mortgages
  • Bank Loans
  • Municipals
  • Australia
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • China2
  • India
  • Korea
  • Malaysia
  • Mexico
  • UAE
20 Investment Professionals3 112 Investment Professionals 42 Investment Professionals 

  • Over 170 dedicated fixed income professionals located in 13 countries around the world
  • The Fixed Income Policy Committee establishes the long-term macroeconomic investment themes that guide the portfolio construction process across all fixed income strategies

Footnotes

  1. This unit is comprised of investment professionals located in affiliates of and joint venture partners with Franklin Templeton Investments. The Local Asset Management Group is not a part of, but does share research with, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group.
  2. Includes individuals that are not employees of Franklin Resources, Inc. (FRI) or wholly owned subsidiaries of FRI. However, these individuals are part of our joint venture or strategic partnership relationships worldwide and are an integral component of our overall fixed income research efforts.
  3. Investment professionals include portfolio managers, analysts and traders.


As of September 30, 2017.