Franklin Templeton acquires Balanced Equity, plans new fundBY MATT WOODINGTON | TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011 12:45PMFranklin Templeton Investments has agreed to acquire Australian equities manager Balanced Equity Management and plans to launch a new fund available to retail and institutional investors. |
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