Equity income managers shrug off ‘Armageddon’ UK recession fears and dive into mid-caps
Companies have less balance sheet risk than they did heading into the GFC
Companies have less balance sheet risk than they did heading into the GFC
Acquisition of Alcentra will bring firmwide alternative assets to £219bn
Jo Rands has been working closely with the UK large cap team since joining in September
Alex Barry assumes newly-created head of UK wholesale role
Morton will continue to lead Franklin Templeton UK equities team
EP Global Opportunities will become one of the few remaining self-managed investment trusts
Talent acquisition sees Josh Lohmeier and Michael Cho join Franklin Templeton Fixed Income
While the group bolsters its team in Leeds with hires from Rathbones and Cardale Asset Management
Both strategies pro-actively engage with developing market companies to improve their ESG credentials
Harriet Ssentongo has been tasked with developing Franklin Libertyshares in domestic market
US asset manager suffered a blow several years ago when Mark Mobius exited to start his own firm
Martyn Gilbey will continue to head up UK business while Mark Dunn will be head of wholesale