Robert S. Franklin has joined Neuberger Berman as co-manager of the...

Robert S. Franklin has joined Neuberger Berman as co-manager of the firm’s High Yield Bond Fund, a new position, said Martin McKerrow, co-director of the fixed-income group. In addition to his fund duties, Mr. Franklin will manage Neuberger’s high-yield separate accounts and will have corporate credit responsibilities within the fixed-income group.