Franklin Templeton selected for EQDP third batch

Singapore is a strategic hub for Franklin Templeton’s APAC operations, its head said.

Franklin Templeton has been selected as one of the five asset managers in the third batch of the Equity Market Development Programme (EQDP).

On 29 September, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced the third batch of EQDP asset managers, allotting $1.45b across the five managers, including Franklin Templeton.

Franklin Templeton has over US$1.83t in assets under management as of 31 August 2026 and operates in over 35 countries.

The asset manager said that it will combine its investment expertise and global reach to connect investors to opportunities in Singapore’s equity market, in order to broad market participation and attract additional capital.

Franklin Templeton’s head of APAC, Rene Buehlmann, said that Singapore is a strategic hub for Franklin Templeton in the Asia Pacific region.

“We are grateful for the confidence placed in us and look forward to supporting the
continued development of Singapore’s capital markets,” Buehlmann said in a statement on 29 September 2026.

MAS’ EQDP seeks to develop Singapore’s local fund management industry and increase investor participation in Singapore equities.

Other chosen asset managers for the third batch include Amundi, HSBC Asset Managers, M&G Investments, and Natixis Investment Managers.

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