Excited to rebuild our debt portfolio: Rahul Goswami, CIO & MD, Franklin Templeton

Franklin Templeton India re-entered the debt space with its ultra-short duration fund recently after it abruptly decided to shut down six schemes in March 2020. Rahul Goswami, CIO & MD, India Fixed Income tells FE that while the flows into the fixed income space has been muted, he expects things to improve. Excerpts: 

What will be your strategy with the new fund – Franklin India ultra short duration fund? 

Our strategy across debt funds is high quality credit, backed by a strong investment-cum-risk management process and a very tightly controlled, disciplined execution. The regulators have also been tightening the rules for the asset management industry to make it safer and more predictable for the investor. 

How has the new debt fund launch fared?

Investor confidence is back in the brand. While the flows have been muted currently in the fixed income space, our funds on the non-fixed income side have gained good traction. That itself speaks volumes about investors having complete trust and faith in the brand. We expect more customers to be onboarded on our fixed income funds. 

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I have met investors and distributors from across the country and they are excited to participate in the rebuilding of our India fixed income business. 

Going forward, what kind of debt fund schemes do you intend to launch?

Franklin Templeton has an India strategy where basically we want to expand the product basket and product suite. So, we need to have products which suit as many investors as possible, according to their preference, requirement, and the tenure.

Currently, we have nine strategies, but there are many gaps, and we are trying to fill those gaps one by one. The flows in the duration funds at an industry level have been muted in recent past, with almost 60% of the funds being in schemes less than one year duration.  

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