Franklin Templeton Investments’ mutual funds have been investing in Asia for many years. Our commitment to Asia is the result of our strong belief that in the coming decades, it will continue to be one of the most dynamic economic regions. We have a
deep understanding of the forces that affect this region.
Our investments are based on original research and a
first-hand
understanding of the forces that influence the economic environment.
Our growing presence in Asia emphasizes our long-term commitment
to Asia investors.
Franklin Templeton Investments marked its
first presence in Singapore with the opening of a research office
in 1990; this research center has since grown to become Franklin
Templeton’s global centre for emerging markets fund management.
With the liberalization and opening-up of
the unit trust industry in Singapore, the Sales & Marketing
office was set up in 1996 to create and distribute unit trusts
locally. Franklin Templeton Investments pioneered the
umbrella fund structure in Singapore “Templeton Investments
Funds” in 1996 with the launch of the first emerging
markets fund.
Franklin Templeton Investments subsequently
went on to score many ‘firsts‘ in Singapore with
the launch of the first truly global fund (Global Growth Fund
in 1997), the only high yield corporate bond fund (Franklin
High Yield Bond Fund in 1998), the first pure life sciences
fund (Franklin Life Sciences Discovery Fund in 2000) and the
first unit trust investing in Ginnie Maes (Franklin US Government
Fund in 2001).
In 1999, the Singapore Sales & Marketing
office became the regional hub for Asia.
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