LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / December 16, 2024 / The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces that it is investigating claims on behalf of mutual fund investors of Western Asset Management Company ("Western Asset" or "the Company") (LAOIX, WATFX, WACPX) for violations of the securities laws.

The investigation focuses on whether the Company issued false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose information pertinent to investors. Western Asset is the subject of an SEC pre release issued on November 25, 2024, titled: "SEC Charges Ken Leech, Former Co-Chief Investment Officer of Western Asset Management Co., with Fraud." According to the SEC, Leech has been charged with fraud "for engaging in a multi-year scheme to allocate favorable trades to certain portfolios, while allocating unfavorable trades to other portfolios, a practice known as cherry-picking."

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