Franklin Templeton names new CIO emerging markets equity
Franklin Templeton has appointed Manraj Sekhon as the firm’s new chief investment officer (CIO) of emerging markets equity, effective 19 February.
He joined from Fullerton Fund Management, a Singapore-based asset manager, where he served as chief executive, chief investment officer and director.
Sekhon, who would be based in Singapore, would oversee more than 80 emerging market equity investment professionals based in 20 offices and representing over $45 billion in assets under management (AUM).
He has more than 20 years of experience in managing portfolios of behalf pension plans, sovereign wealth, endowments, insurance, family offices and private wealth clients.
Prior to Fullerton, he worked at Henderson Global Investors, where he was a director and head of international equities and led a team managing global and Europe, Australasia and Far East (EAFE) portfolios.
Franklin Templeton’s president and COO, Jenny Johnson said: “As one of first emerging markets investment managers, Franklin Templeton has a long history of investing in emerging and later frontier markets.”
“Throughout the past 30 years, we have built a global team of true local experts in these countries, where on-the-ground research is paramount.
“We remain committed to bringing high quality emerging markets investment options to our retail and institutional clients under Manraj’s capable leadership.”
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