Franklin Templeton

Emerging markets guru Mark Mobius says he continues to be bullish on the long-term prospects in Thailand despite the violence engulfing the country in recent weeks.

Franklin Templeton has merged the Franklin US Growth fund into its $363.9m US Equity Sicav.

Fund houses with substantial offshore offerings are building up the profile of the portfolios in the UK retail market ahead of the IMA's introduction of offshore listings.

Franklin Templeton is set to launch four Sicav funds within its Luxembourg-registered Franklin Templeton Investment Funds (FTIF) range.

Franklin Templeton has launched a new equity and fixed interest-based Middle-East and North Africa (MENA) fund.

The Mark Mobius managed Templeton Emerging Markets Smaller Companies fund has been added to the Cofunds platform.

Asset manager Franklin Templeton is awaiting FSA approval before launching three new SICAV funds.

Warnings over a bird-flu pandemic spreading from Asia are currently more dangerous for investors in terms of psychology than actual danger says Mark Mobius.

Hitting its 50th anniversary is claimed as fair evidence the stockpicking approach of Templeton's Growth fund is a good way to play the stockmarket through a collective investment.

Martin Cobb, manager of the Franklin Templeton Investments UK Equity fund is this afternoon waiting final approaval of the OEIC before hitting the button to start trading.