Beyond Bulls & Bears

PODCAST: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, and Digital Assets: Love ‘em, Hate ‘em, but Don’t Ignore ‘em
Perspectives

PODCAST: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, and Digital Assets: Love ‘em, Hate ‘em, but Don’t Ignore ‘em

Our Chief Market Strategist Stephen Dover explores blockchain and digital assets through an equity-investor lens with Anthony Hardy and Christophe Vande Walle. They discuss the growing implications and why investors and asset managers shouldn’t ignore this space.

PODCAST: Putting Inflation Concerns in Perspective
Perspectives

PODCAST: Putting Inflation Concerns in Perspective

In our latest "Talking Markets" podcast, Franklin Templeton’s Chief Market Strategist, Stephen Dover, speaks with our Gene Podkaminer, Western Asset’s Mark Lindbloom, and ClearBridge Investments’ Michael Clarfeld about interest rates, deficits, inflation concerns, commodity prices, rising US Treasury yields, and the global rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine.

PODCAST: US Election Heightens Pandemic Uncertainty
Multi-Asset

PODCAST: US Election Heightens Pandemic Uncertainty

Franklin Templeton Multi-Asset Solutions' Gene Podkaminer and Wylie Tollette provide their insights on the upcoming US election as well as the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on investment and economic activity.

Quick Thoughts: A New Globalisation Emerges
Equity

Quick Thoughts: A New Globalisation Emerges

Our Head of Equities Stephen Dover gives his take on the new globalisation, how the US Midwest may be the next emerging market, and what he thinks it means for strategic industries and supply chains.

PODCAST: A Different World: Expect Significant Changes Following the Coronavirus Crisis
Fixed Income

PODCAST: A Different World: Expect Significant Changes Following the Coronavirus Crisis

The coronavirus crisis has brought a number of uncertainties, including what will happen in the aftermath. Will economic growth quickly rebound? Will there be lasting societal changes? In our latest “Talking Markets” podcast, Dr. Michael Hasenstab, Chief Investment Officer, Templeton Global Macro, offers his take—and some considerations for investors.

PODCAST: Rescuing the Economy: Impacts of Massive Fiscal and Monetary Stimulus
Fixed Income

PODCAST: Rescuing the Economy: Impacts of Massive Fiscal and Monetary Stimulus

Is history repeating itself or is the coronavirus crisis something completely different? In our latest "Talking Markets" podcast, Sonal Desai, Chief Investment Officer, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income, explains how the current global economic and market environments differ from past crisis periods. She also outlines how she sees different recovery scenarios playing out across the United States and around the world.

PODCAST Preparing for a Recession: What’s Different from the Global Financial Crisis
Perspectives

PODCAST Preparing for a Recession: What’s Different from the Global Financial Crisis

Uncertainty is gripping global markets as a result of the COVID-19 virus and oil price war. Stephen Dover, our Head of Equities and Ed Perks, Chief Investment Officer, Franklin Templeton Multi-Asset Solutions, discuss navigating these market shocks.

PODCAST: Health Care Sector Innovation and Insight
Equity

PODCAST: Health Care Sector Innovation and Insight

The biopharma industry has the potential to save lives with dramatic breakthroughs in new therapeutic drugs. In our latest “Talking Markets” podcast, our Head of Equities Stephen Dover speaks with analysts Steven Kornfeld and Krzysztof Musialik about health care innovations, particularly in the area of biopharma. They point out that in some cases, emerging markets are actually leading the way.

PODCAST: Engaging a New Generation of Investors
Equity

PODCAST: Engaging a New Generation of Investors

We recognise the financial services sector is in the midst of a digital journey as participants feel the footsteps of big technology platforms encroaching on their space. In many cases, these new entrants see a fundamentally more efficient way of serving customers and extracting value and insights about their customers using digital technologies. Franklin Equity Group's James Cross, along with a panel of three CEOs at other companies, explores appealing to a new generation of customers, with new solutions.

PODCAST: Fintech Opportunity in the Retirement and Financial Services Space
Perspectives

PODCAST: Fintech Opportunity in the Retirement and Financial Services Space

Technological innovations have permeated every aspect of our lives, including the way we save and invest. Franklin Templeton Investments President and Chief Operating Officer Jenny Johnson and Empower Retirement President and Chief Executive Officer Ed Murphy discuss the impact of new technology on the financial services industry, particularly in the areas of wealth management and retirement planning.

CEO View: What’s Changed 10 Years After the Global Financial Crisis?
Perspectives

CEO View: What’s Changed 10 Years After the Global Financial Crisis?

At Franklin Templeton’s recent Global Investor Forum in New York, our CEO Greg Johnson participated in a panel discussion with three other CEOs in the financial services industry: James Gorman of Morgan Stanley; Jay Hooley of State Street and Barry Stowe of Jackson National Life. They discussed some of the changes in the markets that have occurred in the 10 years since the global financial crisis, what they learned—and what might trigger the next crisis.

The Underappreciated Story: How Brexit Threatens to Shift the Balance of Power in the EU
Fixed Income

The Underappreciated Story: How Brexit Threatens to Shift the Balance of Power in the EU

“We think the United Kingdom’s departure from the EU may start to show up differences of attitude among different factions within the trading bloc. And, it may bring about a switch in the balance of power in the European Parliament.” David Zahn, Head of European Fixed Income.