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Franklin Templeton Investment Funds ("FTIF")
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- Franklin Templeton Investment Funds (the "Fund") is an umbrella fund and contains different sub-funds with different risk profiles that invest in equities, fixed income securities, money market instruments and derivatives.
- Some of the sub-funds may be subject to swap agreements risk, frontier markets risk, participatory notes risk, non-regulated markets risk , markets risk, warrants risk, restructuring companies risk, credit-linked securities risk, asset allocation risk, underlying investment funds risk, class hedging risk, structured notes risk, Europe and Eurozone risk, preferred securities risk, convertible securities risk, securitisation risk, volatility risk, valuation risk, RMB Currency and Conversion risk, credit risk, equity risk, foreign currency risk, liquidity risk, biotechnology, communication and technology sectors risk, sustainability risk, debt securities risk, concentration risk, smaller and midsize companies risk, growth stocks risk, counterparty risk, securities lending risk, private investments in public equity risk, private companies risk, special purpose acquisition companies risk and derivative instruments risk.
- Some sub-funds’ investment in debt instruments with loss-absorption features (“LAP”) are subject to the risk of being written down or converted to ordinary shares upon the occurrence of pre-defined trigger events which may result in a significant or total reduction in the value of such instruments. LAP may also be exposed to liquidity, valuation and sector concentration risk.
- Some sub-funds are also subject to Chinese market risk, China Bond Connect risk, Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect risk, qualified foreign investor (“QFI”) risk and Chinese short swing profit rule risk.
- Security lending transactions may involve the risk that the borrower may fail to return the securities lent out in a timely manner and the value of the collateral may fall below the value of the securities lent out, which may result in a substantial loss to the sub-funds.
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Franklin Templeton Asia Fund Series (“FTAFS”)
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- Franklin Templeton Asia Fund Series (the "Fund") is an umbrella fund and contains different sub-funds with different risk profiles that invest in equities, fixed income securities, collective investment schemes and derivatives.
- The sub-funds may be subject to general investment risk, convertible securities risk, depositary receipts risk, share repurchase rights risk, value stock risk, asset allocation risk, investment funds risk, foreign currency risk, debt securities risk, equity risk, commodities related exposure risk, real estate securities risk, restructuring companies risk, concentration risk, emerging markets risk, market risk, China Bond Connect risk, risks associated with China Interbank Bond Market (“CIBM”) direct, currency hedged class risk, Renminbi currency risks, counterparty risk, derivative risk and liquidity risk. Some sub-funds may invest in debt securities which are subject to sovereign debt risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, credit rating risk, credit rating agency risk, valuation risk, downgrading risk, non-investment grade securities risk and risk associated with urban investment bonds.
- The Fund may at its discretion pay dividends out of the capital or out of gross income of the Fund while paying all or part of the Fund’s fees and expenses out of the capital of the Fund, which results in effectively paying dividends out of capital. Payment of dividends out of capital amounts to a return or withdrawal of part of an investor’s original investment or from any capital gains attributable to that original investment. Any distributions involving payment of dividends out of the Fund’s capital or payment of dividends effectively out of the Fund’s capital (as the case may be) may result in an immediate reduction of the net asset value per share.
FTGF ClearBridge Global Infrastructure Income Fund
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- The Fund is a sub-fund of Franklin Templeton Global Funds plc, an open-ended umbrella investment company constituted in Ireland. The Fund seeks to provide income comprised of dividends and interest whilst also achieving long-term capital growth. The Fund invests at least 80% of its net asset value in infrastructure companies via equity and equity-related securities listed or traded on regulated markets.
- Investors will be exposed to investment risk, infrastructure risks, equity market risk, concentration risk, emerging markets risk and custody/ settlement risk, derivative risks, currency risk, Renminbi currency and conversion risks.
- The directors of Franklin Templeton Global Funds plc may at their discretion pay dividends out of capital of a Distributing Plus Share Class. The payment of dividends out of capital effectively amounts to a return or withdrawal of an investor´s original capital investment or of capital gains attributable to that original investment. Such distribution will result in a corresponding immediate decrease in the Net Asset Value per share of these Share Classes.
- Investors should not invest based on this marketing material alone. Offering documents should be read for further details, including the risk factors. Before you decide to invest, you should make sure the intermediary has explained to you that the Fund is suitable to you.
FTGF Putnam US Research Fund
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- The Fund is a sub-fund of Franklin Templeton Global Funds plc, an open-ended umbrella investment company constituted in Ireland. The Fund seeks to generate long-term capital appreciation by investing at least 80% of its net asset value in equity securities of US companies, which are listed or traded on regulated markets in the United States. The Investment Manager will look for growth and value stocks, mainly of blue-chip companies dominant in their industries.
- Investors will be exposed to equity market risk, US markets risk, concentration risk, custody and settlement risks, currency risk, derivatives risks, debt securities risk and investment risk.
- Investors should not invest based on this marketing material alone. Offering documents should be read for further details, including the risk factors. Before you decide to invest, you should make sure the intermediary has explained to you that the Fund is suitable to you.