Franklin Templeton launches innovation fund

Will target "leaders in innovation"

James Baxter-Derrington
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Franklin Templeton has today (11 November) announced the launch of an innovation fund with a focus on capital appreciation.

The Franklin Innovation fund will target companies that are "leaders in innovation" and "take on pioneering technologies". The fund has been publicly launched in Luxembourg and is currently being registered with the FCA for UK investors. It will be led by California-based portfolio manager, Matthew J. Moberg, who is part of the Franklin equity group. Franklin Templeton launches Europe's first actively managed euro green bond ETF The fund will invest globally in any economic sector and without market-cap limits, and is expected to principally focus on the US market. The team o...

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