Franklin Templeton Investments is pleased to announce that it has launched Franklin Templeton Investment Funds Franklin Global Government Bond Fund (the “Fund”)(1), providing access to global bond markets with a focus on investment-grade issues. Luxembourg investors can access this new Fund beginning 9 September, 2013.
“At the moment, some bond markets across the globe are offering investors appealing risk-adjusted returns,” said John W. Beck, the Fund’s co-lead portfolio manager and co-director of Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group’s® global fixed income department. He added, “Default rates on investment-grade sovereign debt remain at near zero. Couple this with the positive trend in global gross domestic product (GDP) growth, the nascent recovery in Europe and the...
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