The first alternative view is from Richard Piliero, senior vice-president and senior executive director and head of private equity for Southeast Asia at Franklin Templeton Asset Management. He presented at the Singapore Alternatives Forum on “Private equity investing in emerging markets”, and in the video he answers three questions on this theme.
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EMs present rich opportunities for PE
Despite the continued sell-off in emerging markets, current growth concerns should not be extrapolated to be the beginning of a long-drawn financial crisis or a growth collapse in Asia, Richard A Piliero, head of private equity, Southeast Asia, Franklin Templeton Asset Management said.
Mirae and the pan-Asian question
Homegrown fund houses building a pan-Asian presence have had “unspectacular results”, according to a recent report. But Ashley Dale, chief marketing officer at Mirae Global AM, said it’s much too early to make that conclusion.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: BlackRock Asian Dragon vs Investec Asian Equity
Further easing measures are expected as current economic indicators in China have not improved, AXA Investment Managers and Schroder said recently. Separately, Schroder’s recently cautioned on the overheating in China’s market while BlackRock said it would prefer a selective investment approach following the surge in A- and H-shares. In India, managers like Franklin Templeton said they expect Indian markets to rise as […]
Franklin Templeton brings alts fund to Singapore
The FTIF Franklin K2 Alternative Strategies Fund aims to offer capital appreciation with lower volatility relative to equity markets by allocating its assets across multiple alternative strategies.
Stocks are top of list for global investors – Franklin Templeton
About 57% of investors expect stocks to be among the top performing asset classes, followed by real estate (52%) and precious metals (39%). “Many markets around the world have enjoyed strong performance over the past several years,” said Ed Perks, chief investment officer of Franklin’s equity group. “Investors are optimistic, but that may not be […]
Asian markets appeal to Singaporean investors: Franklin Templeton
Even as China’s economy is slowing, 49% of the investors said the country offers the best investment opportunities followed by ASEAN countries (26%) and India (17%). The optimism comes from better economic growth prospects relative to other global economies, rising population and consumption, along with reform initiatives in some countries like India, China and Indonesia. […]
Franklin Templeton feeder fund launches in Malaysia
The Templeton Global Equity Fund will invest in the Luxembourg-registered FTIF Templeton Global Fund (the target fund), which in turn deploys its assets into global companies. “The launch of the [feeder fund] in Malaysia is timely, given the growing sophistication of local investors who better understand the benefit of diversifying investments geographically and have become more confident […]
Franklin Templeton global equity fund in Malaysia
To address the growing investor base in Malaysia, Franklin Templeton Asset Management has launched a domestic feeder fund, which provides access to its global equity product.
Franklin hires head of APAC consultant relations
Franklin Templeton has poached Stephanie Hukins from Hermes Investment Management to manage the firm’s relationships with investment consultants across Asia-Pacific.
