Mobius to stand down as PM on 12 funds
Mark Mobius is to stand down from fund management duties on a range of 12 Luxembourg Sicavs but will remain as executive chairman of Templeton Emerging Markets Group.
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PEOPLE MOVES: Globaleye MD departs with immediate effect
Globaleye’s managing director has departed with immediate effect, as St James’s Place is to lose its chief executive of 11 years at the end of 2017. Indosuez Wealth Management has bolstered its Midde East team with two appointments.
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Frontier markets growing faster than EMs, says Templeton
Frontier markets are growing at a much faster pace than emerging markets, according to Mark Mobius, executive chairman of the Templeton emerging markets group.
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ESG demand grows despite performance doubt
Interest in environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is set to grow despite no hard evidence on how it influences performance, according to Kelsey Biggers, head of investment risk at Franklin Templeton.
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Franklin Templeton launches global currency Sicav
Franklin Templeton Investment has launched a Luxembourg-registered global currency fund.
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Will negative yielding bonds cause next financial crisis?
Sanofi and Henkel have faced a fair amount of derision from commentators this week having both issued negative yielding corporate bonds, but could this be a sign or major troubles to come in fixed income markets?
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Asset managers at different stages of Brexit readiness
If the UK leaves the European single market following the Brexit vote, the country risks losing its financial passporting rights.
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PEOPLE MOVES: Schroders, Deutsche Bank, Old Mutual Wealth
Schroders has announced a host of senior moves in Asia Pacific, with Deutsche Bank reporting a high-level departure in the region. Old Mutual Wealth has named the head of its Financial Adviser School, while the firm’s Global Investors division is losing its absolute return manager following a difference of opinion.
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Franklin Templeton expects sukuk momentum
The strong development of Islamic finance is “a reflection of genuine retail demand”, said Mohieddine Kronfol, chief investment officer of global sukuk and MENA fixed income.
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PEOPLE MOVES: FPI, Manulife, Schroders…
Friends Provident International has appointed a chief marketing officer for MEA, while Manulife have named a head of distribution EMEA. A Schroders fund manager is stepping down and a reorganisation at Franklin Templeton will see one fund manager stepping back from his day-to-day management role.
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Franklin Templeton: Ignore recessionary fears, US in ‘growth pause’
The US is in a period of “growth pause” rather than lapsing into recession, with long-term equity opportunities in technology and healthcare companies, according to Franklin Templeton’s Grant Bowers.
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Asset allocator: The risk factor
Franklin Templeton Solutions vice-president Matthias Hoppe drills down on the risks and rewards of asset classes and the importance of diversification.