Best fund management group Best emerging market fund management group - Franklin Templeton Investments

Winning the award for best emerging fund management group for the second year in a row, and the award for best fund management group for the first time, Franklin Templeton is one of the largest dedicated independent asset managers in the world. Headquartered just south of San Francisco, in San Mateo, California, Franklin Templeton has offices in over 30 countries around the world and offers investment solutions and services in more than 150.

With $660bn in assets under management globally ($105bn in Europe), recent fund launches have included the Templeton Emerging Market Balanced Fund in May and the Franklin Templeton Global Allocation Fund in August, while the acquisition of Leeds-based Rensburg Fund Management has increased the firm’s UK equity fund range. ES