Eddie Chow

Templeton Asset Management Ltd. (Hong Kong) (TAML-HK) is the Hong Kong-based asset management division of Templeton Asset Management Ltd., ultimately held by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) in the US. The firm originated as a Hong Kong research office in 1987, and has been supported since 1994 by a marketing office (Franklin Templeton Investments Asia Ltd.) which distributes a range of unit trusts from the Franklin and Templeton families of funds. TAML-HK performs research and advises the parent company on the management of Templeton sub-funds invested in Asia and the Far East. The investment teams in Hong Kong and Singapore work in close relationship. The firm is headquartered in Hong Kong.