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Why Franklin Templeton

For over 50-years we’ve been forging our fixed income legacy. 

Built on extensive global depth and fuelled by our culture of innovation, we have an intimate understanding of today’s complex fixed income markets and we know how to navigate them with success. Backed by a strong track record, innovative thinking, and a deep roster of leading fixed income specialists, we’re confident in our ability to add value to your portfolio.

Strategies to Address Investor Needs

We work with our clients to provide a comprehensive range of investment strategies and meet a diverse range of needs. Spanning core, core plus, credit, unconstrained, emerging markets, municipals and specialty, our fixed income strategies are managed by our specialist investment managers located around the globe.

Grounded in Active Management

We believe active management can help generate attractive returns and reduce volatility over the long-term. Robust research guides our investment decisions to help deliver outcomes that meet client needs.

Global Expertise

Each of our specialist managers follow a well-defined investment process that is rooted in fundamental research, discipline, rigor and experience gained over decades of successfully navigating global markets and varying market environments.

 

Our Investment Strategies

With Franklin Templeton you can tap into a variety of fixed income opportunities managed by experienced investment teams. Benefit from the local market expertise and deep resources of our specialist investment managers. Whether your goals are income, diversification or total returns, our range of fixed income strategies can play a role as part of a diversified portfolio.

Explore Our Featured Strategies

See our entire fixed income range

Solution:

  • Diversification
  • Capital Preservation
  • Income

Role:

  • Multi-Sector
  • Core/Core Plus
  • Credit
  • Unconstrained
  • Emerging Markets
  • Sector

Geography:

  • Global
  • Emerging Markets
  • Developed Markets
  • Single Country

Franklin Canadian Core Plus Bond Fund

The fund seeks a high current income and some long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in Canadian federal and provincial government and corporate bonds, debentures and short-term notes. The fund maintains an overweighted position in high-quality corporate and provincial issues, and an underweighted position in Canadian federal bonds. The fund may invest in foreign securities.

Franklin Canadian Short Term Bond Fund

The fund seeks a high current income and preservation of capital by investing primarily in Canadian fixed-income securities including Canadian federal and provincial government bonds, corporate bonds, debentures and short-term notes. The fund may also invest in securities backed by mortgages or other financial assets, and dividend-paying shares of Canadian companies. The fund may invest in foreign fixed-income securities. The average weighted term-to-maturity of the fund’s investments is five years or less.

Franklin Canadian Ultra Short Bond Fund

Seeks to provide income and prioritizes preservation of capital by investing primarily in high-quality Canadian debt securities.

Franklin Brandywine Global Sustainable Income Optimiser Fund

The fund seeks high income and capital preservation by investing primarily in debt instruments of sustainable issuers anywhere in the world.