Management |
Domicile | Ireland | Legal Structure | Open Ended Investment Company | UCITS | Yes | Inception Date | 08/05/2007 | | Fund Advisor(s) | Western Asset Management Company, LLC |
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Fund Manager | Tim Boss | Manager Start Date | 13/01/2022 | Career Start Year | 2002 |
Education | Rider University, M.B.A. | Rider University, B.S. |
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Biography |
– Western Asset Management Company, LLC – Portfolio Manager, 2020-
– Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC – Director, Portfolio Manager, 2009-2020
– Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC – Vice President, Portfolio Manager, 2006-2009
– Credit Suisse First Boston – Operations Associate, 2004-2006
– State Street Corporation – Mutual Fund Accountant, 2003-2004
– Northwestern Mutual Financial Network – Financial Representative, 2002-2003
– Rider University, M.B.A., B.S., Finance |
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Fund Manager | John Bellows | Manager Start Date | 01/03/2024 |
Education | 2009, University of California–Berkeley, Ph.D. | 2004, Dartmouth College, B.A. |
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Biography |
– Western Asset Management Company, LLC – Portfolio Manager, 2012-
– U.S. Department of the Treasury – Acting Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy; Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Microeconomic Analysis; Senior Advisor in the Office of Economic Policy, 2009-2011
– University of California, Berkeley, PhD Economics
– Dartmouth College, B.A. Economics, magna cum laude
– Chartered Financial Analyst |
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Fund Manager | Christian Amantea | Manager Start Date | 13/01/2022 | Career Start Year | 1995 |
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Biography |
– Western Asset Management Company, LLC – Portfolio Manager, 2005–
– Citigroup Asset Management – Director, Portfolio Manager, 1997 – 2005
– SEI Investments – Fund Accountant, 1995 – 1997
– Villanova University, B.S. |
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Fund Manager | Kevin Kennedy | Manager Start Date | 01/12/2005 |
Education | Stonehill College, B.A. |
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Biography |
Westen Asset Management Company--Portfolio Manager, 2005--present;
Citigroup Asset Management -- Portfolio Manager, 1993--2005;
Metropolitan Life -- Portfolio Manager, 1985--1993;
Kenny & Branisel -- Money Market Trader, 1984--1985;
Bank of New York -- Trader/PM Treasury Division;
Stonehill College, B.A. |
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Fund Manager | Michael Buchanan | Manager Start Date | 01/03/2024 |
Education | Brown University, B.A. |
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Biography |
Michael C. Buchanan is Deputy Chief Investment Officer at Western Asset. Mr. Buchanan has been in the fixed-income industry since 1990. As Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Mr. Buchanan has direct oversight of Western Asset’s Global Credit Team, which covers U.S. and non-US investment-grade, high-yield and bank loan sectors. Mr. Buchanan also leads the Global Credit Committee, which ultimately determines overall firmwide credit themes. Prior to joining Western Asset in 2005, Mr. Buchanan 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. Mr. Buchanan also worked at BlackRock Financial Management as Managing Director and Portfolio Manager and at Conseco Capital Management as Vice President and Portfolio Manager. Mr. Buchanan graduated with honors from Brown University. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and is a CFA® charterholder. |