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Mr. David E.
Smart is Global Head of Sovereign Funds & Supranationals at Franklin Templeton Investment Management Ltd.
He is responsible for managing existing sovereign fund relationships, as well as expanding Franklin Templeton's sovereign funds and supranational client base globally.
He is also responsible for Fiduciary Trust's European operations and for managing a small number of large central bank and supranational portfolios.
His international experience spans over 26 years.
He was Executive Vice President of Franklin Templeton Institutional and Head of the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) sales region.
Mr. Smart joined Fiduciary Trust International in 1988 where he was a Managing Director responsible for fund management and institutional marketing initiatives in Europe and the Middle-East.
Following the acquisition of Fiduciary Trust by Franklin Templeton in 2001, Mr. Smart was appointed to various boards within Franklin Templeton and transitioned from European Managing Director to a more specialized institutional role within the larger group over a two-year integration period.
Prior to joining Fiduciary Trust, he worked for six years as a Global Bond Manager with Baring Brothers & Company's International Asset Management Division followed by a similar position with County NatWest Investment Management Limited Ltd in London.
Mr. Smart graduated with a Master of Arts degree from St. John's College, Cambridge.
Former positions of David Eynon Smart
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Franklin Templeton Investment Management Ltd.
Franklin Templeton Investment Management Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Franklin Templeton Investment Management Ltd. (FTIML) is the Great Britain-based global investment management subsidiary of Franklin Templeton Global Investors Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) in the US. Founded in 1985, FTIML is headquartered in London and provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to clients in jurisdictions worldwide, which include registered open-end and closed-end funds and unregistered funds, as well as Separate Accounts for institutional and high net-worth clients. | Head-Fixed Income Invts | 2016-03-03 |
Fiduciary Trust International (UK) Ltd.
Fiduciary Trust International (UK) Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Fiduciary Trust International (UK) Ltd. (FTI-UK) is the London-based subsidiary of Fiduciary Trust Co. International (US), itself a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN). Established in 1965, the London subsidiary performs research and analysis of companies based outside the US, providing investment management services to Asian, Middle Eastern and European institutional and high net-worth clients. In 2001, Franklin Templeton Investments acquired Fiduciary Trust Co. International | President | 2012-09-30 |
FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
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St. John's College, Cambridge | Graduate Degree |
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FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC. | Finance |
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Fiduciary Trust International (UK) Ltd.
Fiduciary Trust International (UK) Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Fiduciary Trust International (UK) Ltd. (FTI-UK) is the London-based subsidiary of Fiduciary Trust Co. International (US), itself a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN). Established in 1965, the London subsidiary performs research and analysis of companies based outside the US, providing investment management services to Asian, Middle Eastern and European institutional and high net-worth clients. In 2001, Franklin Templeton Investments acquired Fiduciary Trust Co. International | Finance |
Franklin Templeton Investment Management Ltd.
Franklin Templeton Investment Management Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Franklin Templeton Investment Management Ltd. (FTIML) is the Great Britain-based global investment management subsidiary of Franklin Templeton Global Investors Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) in the US. Founded in 1985, FTIML is headquartered in London and provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to clients in jurisdictions worldwide, which include registered open-end and closed-end funds and unregistered funds, as well as Separate Accounts for institutional and high net-worth clients. | Finance |
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