Franklin European Total Return Fund

Summary of Fund Objective

The Fund aims to maximise total investment return consisting of a combination of interest income, capital appreciation and currency gains by investing in a portfolio of fixed and floating rate debt securities and debt obligations of governments, government-related or corporate issuers in Europe

What are the Key Risks?

The value of shares in the Fund and income received from it can go down as well as up and investors may not get back the full amount invested. Performance may also be affected by currency fluctuations. Currency fluctuations may affect the value of overseas investments.

• The Fund invests mainly in European higher-quality debt securities issued by any type of entity. Such securities have historically been subject to price movements, generally due to interest rates or movements in the bond market. As a result, the performance of the Fund can fluctuate moderately over time.
• The Fund may distribute income gross of expenses. Whilst this might allow more income to be distributed, it may also have the effect of reducing capital.
• Other significant risks include: credit risk, currency risk, derivatives risk, liquidity risk.

For full details of all of the risks applicable to this Fund, please refer to the “Risk Considerations” section of the Fund in the current prospectus of Franklin Templeton Investment Funds.