Franklin Templeton

Investors in Japan should look beyond the short-term impact of the crisis as the country will recover quickly due to its large foreign reserves, says Mark Mobius.

Mark Mobius is "cautiously" looking to buy oversold quality companies in the Middle East and North Africa, despite increasing volatility in the region.

The renminbi is poised to replace the yen as a global reserve currency within the next decade, says Franklin Templeton's Mark Mobius.

Emerging markets do not face a bubble in the short term as the region shows robust economic fundamentals with little leverage and strong growth, says Michael Hasenstab at Franklin Templeton.

The Egyptian crisis has boosted the price of oil to a two-year high but sent equity markets lower, causing some managers to warn of contagion risk to the global economic recovery.

Emerging markets guru Mark Mobius says the geopolitical impact of the unrest in Egypt could be far-reaching and largely positive, by sparking "long overdue" reform in the region.

Developing economies will drive the global upturn, despite fears of a hard landing in China and other emerging markets last year, says Michael Hasenstab at Franklin Templeton.

Franklin Templeton has today completed its £45m cash purchase of Rensburg Fund Management from Investec.

Templeton's Mark Mobius has cut the number of holdings in his emerging markets portfolios in a bid to improve performance.

Templeton's Mark Mobius believes this year will see record inflows into emerging market funds.