The US fund manager aims to enter retail markets in Malaysia and Vietnam, and build onshore businesses in Taiwan and, ultimately, Indonesia.
Investors in Latin America are buying Asia investment products, but it’s Western, not Asian, fund managers winning assets, says Strategic Insight.
The US asset manager's global director of real estate investment trusts gives his views on property in Asia and Europe.
The US asset manager changed benchmark to boost its weighting to emerging-market property this year, but it wants to see more transparency in Asian real-estate markets.
Wylie Tollette of Franklin Templeton outlines why passive investments are not as diversified as investors might think.
Franklin Templeton’s Jack Foster, who invests in funds of global real-estate funds, says investors are focusing more on domestic, core-type plays.
Emerging-markets bull Mark Mobius remains positive on Asia – particularly China, India and Thailand – despite a deepening European Union debt crisis.
Having recently launched two sharia equity strategies, the US asset manager plans to manage more assets out of Kuala Lumpur.
The operations veteran moves to California, but will continue to work on supporting Franklin Templeton’s Asia-based investment teams.
Jack Foster, head of global real-estate investments, explains why he’s overweight China, despite fears of a bubble.
YB Jeon has been promoted as the firm’s first native country head in South Korea, as Andrew Ashton moves to Dubai.
Strategic Insight research shows Franklin Templeton was the biggest gainer of $500 billion of fund flows worldwide, while in Asia the lion’s share went to Japanese asset ...
Global equities investor Alan Chua argues that value investing may be a good way of protecting against the ongoing risk of contagion stemming from sovereign debt in Europe.
Asset managers without proprietary distribution arms face major challenges in India's onshore funds market, says Cerulli Associates.
Franklin Templeton is following recent moves by BlackRock, Fidelity, JP Morgan and Mirae to introduce feeder-fund structures to the Indian market.
Two areas that could negatively affect emerging markets are restrictions on world trade and issues thrown up by derivatives, says Mark Mobius of Franklin Templeton.
Michael Hasenstab, the firm's global bond fund manager, tips some emerging-market strategies that he prefers.
These and other fund management companies have introduced the first master-feeder structures to South Korea, but whether this is a success is questionable.
The fund will invest in sectors that will help strengthen India's economy.
Mike Materasso of Franklin Templeton fixed income discusses the state of play in US bond markets.