Franklin Templeton announced the appointment of Lloyd Nemerever as head of Municipal Bonds SMA Strategies for Franklin Templeton Fixed Income. He joins on March 28, 2022, coming from Goldman Sachs Asset Management. He will report to Ben Barber, director of Municipal Bonds for Franklin Templeton Fixed Income, and will be based in New York City.

In this newly created role, Nemerever will lead portfolio management for Franklin Templeton Fixed Income's retail municipal bond separately managed account (SMA) strategies, including the construction of new portfolios customized to meet distinct client needs. He will work with the team's existing group of dedicated SMA-focused portfolio managers who support a broad array of SMA offerings within the municipal bond space.