Monday, January 17, 2011

Franklin Templeton Launches Fixed Tenure Fund - Series XV (3 Year Plan)

NFO Period 17 January to 31 January 2011 

Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund has launched Franklin Templeton Fixed Tenure Fund - Series XV (3 Year Plan), a close-ended income scheme. The tenure of the scheme is 3 years from the date of allotment and it will mature on 6 February 2014. During the New Fund Offer (NFO), the units will be offered at face value of Rs 10 per unit. The new issue is open for subscription from 17 January and closes on 31 January 2011. 

The investment objective of the scheme is to generate returns and reduce interest rate volatility, through a portfolio of fixed income securities that are maturing on or before the maturity of the scheme along with capital appreciation through equity exposure. 

The scheme offers two plans i.e. growth and dividend plan. Dividend option offers payout facility only. 

The minimum investment amount is Rs 10000 or any amount in multiple of Rs 10 thereafter.
The fund seeks to collect a minimum subscription amount of Rs 1 crore under the scheme during the NFO period. 

Entry and exit load charges shall be nil for the scheme. 

Debt portion of the scheme will be managed by Mr. Umesh Sharma and Mr. Pallab Roy. 

Equity portion of the scheme will be managed by Mr. Anand Radhakrishnan and Ms. Roshi Jain (dedicated for investment in foreign securities). 

The scheme will allocate up to 20% of assets in equities and equity linked instruments. It would further invest 80% to 100% of assets in debt securities and money market instruments. 

The Benchmark index for the scheme is - 20% S&P CNX 500 + 70% Crisil Composite Bond Fund Index + 10% Crisil Liquid Fund Index.