Franklin Templeton's UK country head talks to Dan Jones about how the group has changed since its acquisition of Rensburg and how it has adapted to RDR challenges
Franklin Templeton has changed considerably as a business since its acquisition of Rensburg Fund Management in early 2011. Its reshaped offering has been built with the post-Retail Distribution Review era firmly in mind. Ian Wilkins, UK country head at the asset manager, said its UK offering is now positioned for “transformational growth”. The changes have accelerated over the past 12 months with an overhaul of the group’s UK fund range, new hires to its distribution and fund management teams, and now the launch of a multi-asset offering. The latter move will see former Insight man...
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