Franklin Templeton

THE BIG QUESTION

Franklin Templeton has completed a rejig of its UK sales team after hiring Mark Dunn from Carmignac.

Franklin Templeton has launched a short duration bond fund for European fixed income head David Zahn.

Randeep Somel has revealed his plan to steer the M&G Global Basics fund back to the top of the performance tables, telling investors "no-one else does this kind of portfolio".

THE BIG INTERVIEW

Franklin Templeton's Mike Clements has more than halved the size of the Franklin European Opportunities fund as he takes over management of the portfolio.

Lawrence Gosling, founding editor of Investment Week, looks at what impact regulation - driven by the RDR - is going to have on the fund management industry.

Q&A

PIMCO, the world's largest bond house, lost its position as the best-selling fund group in Europe in the first half of the year.

Franklin Templeton has hired former Insight and Armstrong manager Toby Hayes to manage a new multi-asset range, Investment Week can reveal.