Liquidity
Western Asset is one of the largest liquidity managers in the world, with over $151 billion* in liquidity assets under management and over $30 billion* in the offshore space. We offer a full range of liquidity products to global investors. Our products include Treasury, government and prime funds, with strategies denominated in multiple currencies including the euro, sterling and U.S. dollar. The primary investment objectives of all of our liquidity mandates are capital preservation and daily liquidity. Our products offer a competitive vehicle for cash sourced from working capital, allocations from pension mandates, strategic cash and other areas. We provide complete transparency in our fund holdings, employ fundamental and technical analyses to construct portfolios, and have dedicated investment management and client servicing teams to support our liquidity strategies. Please contact your client service executive or local office to learn which of our strategies would be best suited to your requirements.
4Q 2009
Western Asset provides a wide range of liquidity and enhanced liquidity strategies to institutional investors worldwide. With over $151 billion* in liquidity assets under management, Western has both the breadth and the depth of resources to offer liquidity investment solutions to our clients.
"Timing is an art. That says nothing—and everything."
— Charles P. Kindleberger (Manias, Panics, and Crashes, a History of Financial Crises)
Money markets have been at the centre of the storm from the beginning. They were the first sector to be seriously disrupted when financial strains surfaced eighteen months ago. They have caused the most collateral damage, not only to the wider financial system but to the entire global economy. Normalcy will not be restored until these markets are again functioning properly.
— Charles P. Kindleberger (Manias, Panics, and Crashes, a History of Financial Crises)
Money markets have been at the centre of the storm from the beginning. They were the first sector to be seriously disrupted when financial strains surfaced eighteen months ago. They have caused the most collateral damage, not only to the wider financial system but to the entire global economy. Normalcy will not be restored until these markets are again functioning properly.
Our Team
Western Asset’s global liquidity team prides itself on its open and ongoing communication across offices. For example, the London asset-backed analysts continually interact with the asset-backed analysts in the Pasadena and New York offices. Liquidity portfolio managers are able to utilize Western’s robust global resources.
While Western’s entire investment team works together to meet clients needs, final decisions in liquidity portfolios are made by the liquidity investment professionals that focus on this specific market segment.
For more product information including portfolio characteristics, performance and fees, view these pages:
WALF - Euro Government Fund
WALF - Euro Liquidity Fund
WALF - Sterling Liquidity Fund
WALF - USD Liquidity Fund
*Assets under management by Western Asset and its supervised affiliates.







