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| NAME | COMPANY | TELEPHONE | |
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| Dorine Johnson | Head of Corporate Communications | +44 (0)20 7073 8538 | [email protected] |
| Saira Khan | Senior Corporate Communications Manager | +44 (0)20 70738644 | [email protected] |
| Gabriella Ruggiero | FTI Consulting | +44 (0)7966 330 447 | [email protected] |
Press Releases
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Company Statements
Franklin Templeton Statement on Russia and Belarus
Monday 4th March 2022
Following the shocking Russian invasion of Ukraine and resulting tragic humanitarian crisis, Franklin Templeton has committed to avoiding any support or enrichment to Russia or Belarus as a result of our investment decisions for the foreseeable future.
As such, we will make no new investments in Russia or Belarus sovereign or corporate debt, or equity across public and private markets.
We are reviewing options to further reduce our existing exposure to Russia and Belarus in a thoughtful way that both protects the interests of our clients and mitigates unintended consequences.
Even prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Franklin Templeton had approximately 0.5% AUM exposure to Russia and Belarus at a firm level. Current exposure is a fraction of that.
We are closely monitoring developments that may impact financial markets, including sanctions, actions by governments, and developments in Ukraine itself.
Our thoughts and support remain with the people of Ukraine and everyone impacted by this reprehensible tragedy.
Public Statement on Mifid II Research Costs
Wednesday 13th September 2017
Franklin Templeton Investments announced today that effective 3 January 2018, we will pay for third-party investment research for client accounts covered by the European Union’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (“MiFID II”) regulation. We have adopted this approach to ensure that all of our clients in scope will continue to benefit from both our collaborative global research process and our access to third-party research.
Our firm employs over 650 investment professionals in 27 countries, with access to trading 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Over the years, we have expanded our global presence to include over 60 research, trading, sales and operations offices around the world. We believe that the unmatched breadth and depth of our global presence makes us uniquely positioned to spot opportunities for our investors anywhere in the world, which helps us produce our own in-depth analysis of potential investments across global markets and asset classes. We also strongly believe that third-party research makes an important contribution to our internal research process and brings an independent perspective to challenge and enhance our own.
Investments entail risks, the value of investments can go down as well as up and investors should be aware they might not get back the full value invested.