Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund is a closedended fixed income mutual fund launched by Franklin Resources Inc It is managed by Franklin Advisers Inc The fund invests in the fixed income markets of emerging market countries across the globe It primarily invests in bonds issued by sovereign or sovereignrelated entities and private sector companies The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the JP Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund was formed on September 23 1993 and is domiciled in the United States