Franklin Templeton expands EM product suite with triple launch

One actively-managed fund and two ETFs

Franklin Templeton has expanded its emerging markets product line-up with the launch of two passive ETFs and an actively-managed fund.

The Luxembourg-registered Templeton Emerging Markets Ex-China fund, classified as Article 8 under SFDR, aims to invest in emerging markets companies across the world, excluding China, with attractive fundamental characteristics using a valuation aware approach. Fidelity's Sheikh: EM equities could be the next catch-up trade as China rebounds Singapore-based Chetan Sehgal and Edinburgh-based Andrew Ness, portfolio managers at the firm's emerging markets equity team, will construct a high conviction portfolio of 40 to 60 stocks constructed with a bottom-up approach and long-term outlook...