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Franklin Templeton shuffles distribution team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
Following its acquisition of Legg Mason, Franklin Templeton Australia has refreshed its senior distribution leadership line-up. Felicity Walsh's role has been expanded as head of sales, she will now lead both the institutional and retail sales teams. ...

GSFM sizes up ETFs with Munro launch

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... using an established ETF provider, such as BetaShares which created ETFs for Legg Mason (since merged into Franklin Templeton) and AMP Capital. "The ASX is an important distribution channel and is really an exciting new frontier for GSFM. We want to ...

Vanguard awards global equity mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
Vanguard has awarded a US$3.4 billion mandate to a boutique fund manager, replacing Franklin Templeton subsidiary Edinburgh Partners. Sprucegrove Investment Management will manage about 35% of the Vanguard International Value Fund, which has US$9.8 ...

Will Janus Henderson and Invesco merge?

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
A fund manager that played a part in Legg Mason and Franklin Templeton's merger has now bought 9.9% stakes each in Janus Henderson Group and Invesco, sparking speculation of a potential merger in the latter two. Trian Funds Management revealed the positions ...

Benchmark-lagging LIC faces strategic review

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... discount to NTA at which TGG shares trade." The fund is managed by Templeton Global Equity Group, a subsidiary of Franklin Templeton Investments, and while it boasts a history that "few LICs can match", the fund has persistently traded at a discount ...

VFMC director nabs global role

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... industry advisory board for the Australian Centre for Financial Studies, the managing director and chair of Franklin Templeton Investments Australia, an associate director and portfolio manager at BT Financial Group (then Rothschild Australia), an associate ...

Vanguard fund drops "cash plus" name

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... and UBS Asset Management which renamed to "short term fixed income". [Legg Mason has since been acquired by Franklin Templeton, effective August 3] Such funds started their lives in the 90s, investing conservatively and closer to cash than they do now. ...

Morningstar upgrades four, downgrades 10

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
Following a qualitative review of 69 Australian fixed-interest strategies, ratings house Morningstar has made 15 changes; including upgrades, downgrades, and dropping its coverage of one strategy. The changes are attributable to Morningstar's revised ...

FS Power50: Vote now

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... October 2020 issue of Financial Standard. This year the FS Power50 is sponsored by BT, AXA Investment Managers, Franklin Templeton and Qualitas. To view the full list of finalists and to cast your vote, click here.

Franklin Templeton completes acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
Franklin Templeton has officially completed its acquisition of investment manager Legg Mason, creating one of the world's largest specialist managers. Franklin Resources, a global investment management organisation with subsidiaries operating as Franklin ...