Resources - Webcasts

62 minutes

Western Asset Portfolio Managers Ryan Kohan and John Hwang discuss the state of the bank loan and CLO market given the impact of COVID-19, including where we currently see opportunities.

05202020

Ryan Kohan

Portfolio Manager

45 minutes

Portfolio Manager Mark Lindbloom discusses the Firm’s US Core Plus strategy and positioning, as well as potential updates to Fed policy.

04292020

Mark Lindbloom

Portfolio Manager

50 minutes

CIO Ken Leech discusses the Firm’s Macro Opportunities strategy, our assessment of the economic impact of COVID-19, the oil price war and more.

042320

Ken Leech

CIO

54 minutes

Western Asset CIO Ken Leech discusses the impact of COVID-19 on financial markets, and the Firm's investment outlook and strategies.

04072020

Ken Leech

CIO

50 minutes

Western Asset's John Bellows discusses the Fed’s historic rate cut and asset purchases amid the COVID-19 crisis, including what we think the Fed aims to achieve by ​taking these decisive actions.

03182020

Ken Leech

CIO

36 minutes

Western Asset Deputy CIO Michael Buchanan discusses the state of the credit markets given the market turmoil over the last few weeks. He is joined on the webcast by Product Specialist Robert Abad, Head of Global Investment-Grade Credit Ryan Brist and Head of US High-Yield Credit Walter Kilcullen.

03132020

Michael Buchanan

CIO

43 minutes

Financial markets have been hit hard with the spread of coronavirus/COVID-19 and an oil price war. In an effort to provide investors with our very latest insights, we’re hosting a series of webcasts. In the first edition, CIO Ken Leech presents a macro overview of the Firm’s strategy for addressing the latest exogenous shocks and discusses our outlook for economic growth.

03122020

Ken Leech

CIO

33 minutes

With overall market sentiment whipsawing—from the upbeat optimism seen at the start of the year to utterly risk-off in the last few weeks—fixed-income investors could benefit from some guidance. Deputy CIO Michael Buchanan sat down with Product Specialist Robert Abad and Walter Kilcullen, Head of US High-Yield, to discuss the state of the fixed-income market and where they’re currently finding the most potential for value. Walter helps round out the discussion by providing excellent commentary specific to the high-yield market.

02252020

Michael Buchanan

CIO

43 minutes

Western Asset CIO Ken Leech discusses the prospect of global growth, central banks’ focus on inflation, selectivity in credit and where we see opportunity in 2020.

010920

Ken Leech

CIO

31 minutes

While 2019 was marked by continual anxiety—about Brexit, US-China trade, Fed actions, a potential US recession, and political and social unrest around the world—it's ultimately shaping up to be an incredible year for fixed-income investors. In his year-end webcast, Deputy Chief Investment Officer Michael Buchanan sat down with Product Specialist Robert Abad to recap the highlights of this dynamic year and provide a glimpse of what we see ahead in 2020.

12112019

Michael Buchanan

CIO

47 minutes

Western Asset CIO Ken Leech discusses the challenges facing investors given the global low-growth environment, the ubiquity of low and negative interest rates, and the persistence of stubbornly low inflation. He describes the importance of central banks reaffirming their commitments to maintaining the expansion, with many shifting their approaches to focus on realized inflation. Mr. Leech also outlines the Firm’s outlook for domestic and global growth as well as the Firm’s latest investment strategies.

09262019

Ken Leech

CIO

34 minutes

Western Asset Deputy CIO Michael Buchanan and Product Specialist Robert Abad collaborate to help investors connect the dots between today’s market headlines and Western Asset’s macro views. They discuss the Firm’s base case and portfolio positioning in light of the many risks keeping “markets on edge,” and take a deep dive into where we are within the current credit cycle.

09122019

Michael Buchanan

CIO