Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund is a closed-ended 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 sovereign-related entities and private sector companies. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index. Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund was formed on September 23, 1993 and is domiciled in the United States.