Templeton Asset Management Ltd. (Singapore)

Name: Templeton Asset Management Ltd.
Address: 7 Temasek Blvd., Suntec Tower 1, Singapore, 038987
Telephone: 65-6241-0777

Templeton Asset Management Ltd. is a large advisory firm based in Singapore. It manages $30.1 billion of regulatory assets for 77 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001.

Templeton Asset Management provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and portfolio management for funds and institutional clients that are not united states residents. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Templeton Asset Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Templeton Asset Management Ltd. is $30.1 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 221% since the beginning of its operation, and $25.79 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $30.1 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $390.91 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 49% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is sovereign bonds, which make up 20% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in government bonds form 14% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Templeton Asset Management Ltd. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Gregory Eugene Mcgowan serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, banking or thrift institutions, pension and profit sharing plans, and sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions. The largest group of clients of Gregory Eugene Mcgowan is pooled investment vehicles with 37 clients and $13.82 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Templeton Asset Management has the 3rd lowest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $28.99 billion for 69 clients. 84% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Templeton Asset Management also advises several private funds. Namely, two private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $4,000,000 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Templeton Asset Management Ltd.

The company employs 84 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 40 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Gregory Eugene Mcgowan has been acting as President since 1 Oct 1992. Tek Khoan N/A Ong joined the executive team most recently as the Co Chief Executive Officer And Director.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Martin Lawrence Flanagan	Director	1 Jun 1992	Other	2111957
Dennis Chong Boon Lim	Director and co-ceo	1 Sep 1992	Other	4393038
Gregory Eugene Mcgowan	Director	1 Oct 1992	Other	2111958
Inc. Templeton International	Corp. parent of taml: 100%	1 Oct 1992	75% - 100%	94-3173617
Joseph Benhard Mobius	Managing director	1 Nov 1992	Other	4393036
Mark Gordon Holowesko	Director	1 Jul 1993	Other	4393037
Charles Endler Johnson	Director	1 Jun 1994	Other	1023451
Wai Kwok Wu	Director	1 Jul 1995	Other	4393040
Wai Kwok N/A Wu	Director	1 Jul 1995	Other	4393040
Wai Kwok Tom Wu	Director/sr.exec.vp/portfolio manager	1 Jul 1995	Other	4393040
Seh Kuan Lim	Secretary	1 Apr 1998	Other	6234047
Vijay Chandur Advani	Director	1 Jan 1999	Other	4393041
Vijay Chandur Advani	Director	1 Jan 2000	Other	4393041
Greg Eugene Johnson	Director	1 Oct 2002	Other	1549998
Greg Eugene Johnson	Director	1 Jan 2003	Other	1549998
Alexander Thomas Edwards	Chief compliance officer	1 Jun 2004	Other	4192799
Nga Ling (Peggy) Ho	Chief legal counsel-asia	1 Oct 2005	Other	5094503
Madison Sterling Gulley	Trading officer	1 Oct 2006	Other	1862155
Sean Chee Hong Chong	Chief legal officer	1 Oct 2006	Other	5269371
Mark Banks Browning	Director and co-ceo	1 Nov 2006	Other	4439564
Madison Sterling Gulley	Trading officer	1 Dec 2006	Other	1862155
Timothy Steven Stearns	Chief compliance officer	1 Mar 2007	Other	1327230
Lyn Annette Morris	Chief compliance officer	1 Oct 2007	Other	5441239
Timothy Steven Stearns	Chief compliance officer	1 Apr 2009	Other	1327230
Kellie Ann Hargraves	Chief compliance officer	1 Jul 2009	Other	5378417
Jed Andrew Plafker	Director	1 Nov 2009	Other	2793695
Franklin Templeton Capital Holdings Private Limited	Corp. parent of registrant: 100%	1 Sep 2010	75% - 100%	foreign
Stephen Grundlingh	Director and co-chief executive officer	1 Feb 2011	Other	5891411
Stephen Ernest Grundlingh	Director and co-chief executive officer	1 Feb 2011	Other	5891411
Sean Chee Hong Chong	Company secretary	1 Aug 2013	Other	6243497
Ser Chon N/A Goh	Chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2017	Other	6785694
Adam Julian Quaife	Co-chief executive officer and director	1 Feb 2017	Other	6175844
Tek Khoan N/A Ong	Co-chief executive officer and director	1 Mar 2017	Other	2380548

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Inc. Franklin Resources	Parent corporation of twi:100%	1 Oct 1992	75% - 100%	13-2670991
Inc. Templeton Worldwide	Corp. parent of tii: 100%	1 Oct 1992	75% - 100%	94-3167260
Inc. Franklin Resources	Parent corporation of twi:100%	1 Apr 1999	75% - 100%	13-2670991
Inc. Templeton International	Corp. parent of ftchpl: 100%	1 Sep 2010	75% - 100%	94-3173617

Based in Singapore

The principal office where Templeton Asset Management Ltd. performs its advisory services is located at 7 Temasek Blvd., Suntec Tower 1, Singapore, 038987, which is also the mailing address of the firm. The firm also has an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 65-6241-0777 or by fax 65-6338-7677. The normal business hours are 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at franklintempleton.com.sg/.