Franklin To Buy Balanced Equity Management

Franklin Templeton Investments Australiais acquiring Australian equities managerBalanced Equity Managementin a cash and stock transaction. The financial terms on the deal were not disclosed.

The transaction is anticipated to be completed in early July. Separately, the investment management firm is seeking to launch a new fund available to retail and institutional investors, addsFinancial Standard.

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