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• Money Market Funds' Lehman Exposure

  FP Trading Desk submits: While some smaller money market funds have broken the buck as a result of their exposure to Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. LEH, many publicly traded money managers appear to have little or no exposure. “Breaking the buck” occurs when a fund’s net asset value falls...

  External links 2008-09-17

  Tags: Financial, Bendigo Bank, Franklin Resources Inc., BlackRock Inc., Eaton Vance Corp., Federated Investors Inc., Janus Capital Group Inc., Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Legg Mason Inc., T Rowe Price Group Inc.

• PFI: PowerShares Dynamic Financials Outperforms Its Peers

  Don Dion submits: After a mixed round of earnings this summer and ongoing uncertainty about valuation, the financial sector remains plagued with enough speculation to keep many investors on the sideline. As more financial institutions are added to the “probation list” of U.S. regulators, investors have become more...

  External links 2008-08-29

  Tags: Financial, ETF, Allstate Corp., Ameriprise Financial Inc., Ameritrade Holding Corp., Aon Corp., Bendigo Bank, Franklin Resources Inc., Northern Trust Corp., Progressive Corp., Prudential Insurance Company of America, State Street Corp., Travelers Companies Inc.

• Looking Inside the New Ben Graham ETN Baskets

  Rick Konrad submits: Exchange traded notes [ETN] are a fairly new investment product that share some characteristics of exchange-traded funds, or ETFs. They are simply direct debt obligations issued by a bank or investment firm rather than an interest in a pool of securities that define an ETF.A bank...

  External links 2008-08-18

  Tags: ETF, Alcoa Inc., AmerisourceBergen Corp., Analog Devices Inc., Allstate Corp., Applied Materials Inc., Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Bendigo Bank, Franklin Resources Inc., BJ's Wholesale Club Inc., BJ Services Co., CBS Corp., Corning Inc., Genworth Financial Inc., Genuine Parts Co., The Gap Inc., Garmin Ltd., W. W. Grainger Inc., Halliburton Co., Home Depot Inc., Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., Harley-Davidson Inc., Host Hotels & Resorts Inc., International Paper Co., Illinois Tool Works Inc., J.C. Penney Co. Inc., Nordstrom Inc., KLA-Tencor Corp., Eli Lilly & Co., Legg Mason Inc., Lowe's Companies Inc., Mattel Inc., McGraw-Hill Companies, Altria Group Inc., Merck & Co. Inc., Murphy Oil Corp., Noble Corp., Nucor Corp., Southern Copper Corp., Pfizer Inc., Qualcomm Inc., Sherwin-Williams Co., Staples Inc., Seagate Technology LLC, Sysco Corp., TJX Companies Inc., Texas Instruments Inc., United Parcel Service of America Inc., Valero Energy Corp., Wyeth, Exxon Mobil Corp.

• Franklin Resources, Inc. F3Q08 (Qtr End 06/30/08) Earnings Call Transcript

  Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Hsein Lee - Morgan Stanley. Hsein Lee – Morgan Stanley You noted in your release that you recently launched a new SICAV fund, Franklin MENA. Could you give us an update on AUM in your SICAV products and...

  Earnings calls 2008-07-24

  Tags: Franklin Resources Inc., Bendigo Bank

• Franklin Resources, Inc. F2Q08 (Qtr End 03/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript

  Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Michael Kim - Sandler O’Neill. Michael Kim – Sandler O’Neill & Partners The $1.4 billion institutional account that funded on April 1, what type of mandate was that? Gregory Eugene Johnson It was a Global 6 and Global Equity....

  Earnings calls 2008-04-24

  Tags: Franklin Resources Inc., Bendigo Bank

• Franklin Resources Inc. F1Q08 (Quarter End 12/31/2007) Earnings Call Transcript

  Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Your first question comes from Michael Kemp with Sandler O’Neill Michael Kemp - Sandler O’Neill The first question I have deals with portfolio allocation, now to what extent if any do you think investors both on the retails and institutional side are starting to reallocate...

  Earnings calls 2008-01-24

  Tags: Franklin Resources Inc., Bendigo Bank

• Franklin Resources F4Q07 (Qtr End 9/30/07) Earnings Call Transcript

  Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions Your first question comes from the line of Ken Worthington with J.P. Morgan Ken Worthington with J.P. Morgan Inaudible Question before, but with growth out performing value, what are you feeling towards Franklin having a more meaningful presence in growth style products, and...

  Earnings calls 2007-10-25

  Tags: Bendigo Bank, Franklin Resources Inc.

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• Templeton Releases Closed-End Funds' Portfolio Allocation Updates

  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The Templeton closed-end Funds referenced below, which trade on the New York Stock Exchange, today released portfolio allocation updates containing the following information as of August 31, 2008: * Asset Allocation * Ten Largest Positions/Portfolio Characteristics * International Allocation/Net Currency...

  Articles 2008-09-23

• Franklin Universal Trust Declares Monthly Dividend

  SAN MATEO, Calif. -- Franklin Universal Trust (NYSE:FT), a closed-end investment company managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc., announced today a dividend of $0.038 per share, payable October 15, 2008, to shareholders of record on September 30, 2008 (Ex-Dividend Date: September 26, 2008). Franklin Advisers, Inc. is a wholly...

  Articles 2008-09-19

• Franklin Templeton Limited Duration Income Trust Declares Monthly Dividend

  SAN MATEO, Calif. -- Franklin Templeton Limited Duration Income Trust (AMEX:FTF), a closed-end investment company managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc., announced today a dividend of $0.076 per share, payable October 15, 2008, to shareholders of record on September 30, 2008 (Ex-Dividend Date: September 26, 2008). Based on the...

  Articles 2008-09-19

• Franklin Resources, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend

  SAN MATEO, Calif. -- Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN) announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share payable on October 15, 2008 to stockholders of record on October 6, 2008. The quarterly dividend of $0.20 is equivalent to the dividend paid for the prior quarter and represents a 33.3% increase...

  Articles 2008-09-18

• Templeton Releases Closed-End Fund's Portfolio Allocation Update

  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The Templeton closed-end Fund referenced below, which trades on the New York Stock Exchange, today released a portfolio allocation update containing the following information as of July 31, 2008: * Asset Allocation * Portfolio Characteristics * Net Currency Distribution ...

  Articles 2008-08-22

• Franklin Templeton Limited Duration Income Trust Declares Monthly Dividend

  SAN MATEO, Calif. -- Franklin Templeton Limited Duration Income Trust (AMEX:FTF), a closed-end investment company managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc., announced today a dividend of $0.076 per share, payable September 15, 2008, to shareholders of record on August 29, 2008 (Ex-Dividend Date: August 27, 2008). Based on the...

  Articles 2008-08-18

• Franklin Universal Trust Declares Monthly Dividend

  SAN MATEO, Calif. -- Franklin Universal Trust (NYSE:FT), a closed-end investment company managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc., announced today a dividend of $0.038 per share, payable September 15, 2008, to shareholders of record on August 29, 2008 (Ex-Dividend Date: August 27, 2008). Franklin Advisers, Inc. is a wholly...

  Articles 2008-08-18

• Templeton Global Income Fund Announces Dividend

  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Templeton Global Income Fund (NYSE:GIM) today announced its regular monthly dividend from net investment income of $0.042 per share, payable on August 29, 2008 to shareholders of record on August 18, 2008 (Ex-Dividend Date: August 14, 2008). The Fund's investment manager is a wholly...

  Articles 2008-08-05

• Franklin Templeton Limited Duration Income Trust Reports Asset Allocation

  SAN MATEO, Calif. -- Franklin Templeton Limited Duration Income Trust (AMEX:FTF), a closed-end investment company managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc., today reported its portfolio composition, certain portfolio characteristics and AMEX closing price as of June 30, 2008. Franklin Advisers, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources,...

  Articles 2008-07-31

• Franklin Universal Trust Reports Asset Allocation

  SAN MATEO, Calif. -- Franklin Universal Trust (NYSE:FT), a closed-end investment company managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc., today reported its portfolio composition, certain portfolio characteristics and NYSE closing price as of June 30, 2008. Franklin Advisers, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN), a...

  Articles 2008-07-31

• Franklin Resources, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Results

  SAN MATEO, Calif. -- Franklin Resources, Inc. Franklin Templeton Investments (NYSE:BEN) today announced net income of $403.3 million, or $1.71 per share diluted, on revenues of $1,521.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. For the quarter ended March 31, 2008, net income was $366.1 million, or $1.54 per...

  Articles 2008-07-24

• Templeton funds founder dies at 95

  Sir John Templeton, founder of the Templeton funds and the Templeton Prize, died Tuesday in the Bahamas at age 95. Templeton was known for buying stocks at points of maximum pessimism. "He was a good investor, always looking for a bargain," says Michael Lipper,...

  Articles 2008-07-09

• Business Digest

  Anglo American sells South African stakes *Anglo American's South African operations completed seven deals to sell stakes to black groups worth 50bn rand (3.3bn) in 2007, the miner said yesterday. Anglo, the lead investor in South Africa with interests in platinum, coal, iron...

  Articles 2008-07-09