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Franklin Templeton appoints former BOS managing director to new Apac private markets wealth role

Chee Jiun Wen will be based in Singapore and will focus on expanding the company’s private markets franchise across the region

In a crowd of investing advisers, Mark Mobius (seen here in 2017) was distinctive in part for his impeccably shaved head, which inspired the nickname Bald Eagle.
OBITUARY

Mark Mobius, emerging markets investing pioneer, dies at 89

He was an evangelist for money-making opportunities in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America

DBS now offers the Franklin Onchain US Dollar Short-Term Money Market Fund, in partnership with Franklin Templeton.

DBS, Franklin Templeton launch Singapore’s first tokenised retail fund

The fund is available to the bank’s wealth clients and accredited investors, with retail access expected in Q1 2026

Franklin Templeton will issue the tokens on Ripple’s XRP Ledger blockchain.

DBS, Franklin Templeton, Ripple team up on tokenised money market fund trading

Singapore’s biggest lender says that it will list Franklin Templeton’s sgBENJI token

Franklin Templeton’s multi-asset strategy helps investors capitalise on opportunities across different market conditions.
BRANDED CONTENT

Building a balanced, resilient portfolio: How a multi-asset strategy turns market challenges into opportunities

Amid ongoing global economic volatility, Franklin Templeton aims to offer investors the flexibility to mitigate risks while pursuing both income and growth

Franklin Templeton-managed Fondul Proprietatea has raised  8.1 billion lei in IPO of Romania’s Hidroelectrica.

Europe’s biggest IPO raises 8.1 billion lei for Templeton-led fund

FRANKLIN Templeton-managed Fondul Proprietatea raised 8.1 billion lei (S$2.4 billion) in Romania’s largest ever initial public offering (IPO) and this year’s biggest share listing in Europe.

Gaurav Bathija brings over 25 years of experience across capital markets, private equity, and private banking to his new role.

Franklin Templeton hires former BNP executive as head of private banks and family offices  

New head to focus on deepening ties with existing clients, and developing new relationships with global and regional private banks

With Franklin’s registration, there are now eight ETF providers competing to introduce spot ether ETFs, all of whom rolled out spot bitcoin products in January.

Franklin Templeton files for spot Ethereum ETF

FRANKLIN Templeton on Monday (Feb 12) disclosed that it had officially filed for a spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF), becoming the eighth player vying to introduce a similar product in the mark...

Franklin Templeton's Jennifer Johnson says the group's acquisition strategy has sought to fill product gaps and expand distribution.

Acquisitions in alternative asset capabilities pay off for Franklin Templeton

JENNIFER Johnson, Franklin Templeton (FT) president and chief executive, is convinced that the appetite for private-market investments is here to stay. This, she says, is partly reflected in a growing...

If approved, Franklin plans to use Coinbase Global as custodian for the fund’s Bitcoin holdings and Bank of New York Mellon for cash.

Franklin Templeton joins race to offer US spot Bitcoin ETF

FRANKLIN Templeton has joined fellow asset manager powerhouses Fidelity and BlackRock in the race to win approval to offer the first US exchange-traded fund that invests directly in Bitcoin.