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Franklin Templeton global platform
FranklinTempleton has moved to increase its capacity in the institutional market by combining with to establish a global fixed income platform to be called the Franklin Templeton .
According to Franklin Templeton chief investment officer , the integration has resulted in the creation of a highly competitive global fixed income platform with over $US130 billion in assets and a full range of fixed income strategies for the institutional and retail markets.
The managing director of , , said the new platform would have benefits for local investors and represented a logical next step in terms of strengthening Franklin Templeton’s global offerings.
“There will be no change to current management teams or investment processes, merely a pooling of resources which aims to assist portfolio managers and benefit investors,” he said.
Gall said global fixed income strategies were becoming more important to Australian investors as the local superannuation pool neared the $1 trillion mark.
“Demand for local fixed income investments is expected to exceed supply in less than five years, forcing more investors to go global,” he said.
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Mike Taylor
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