Templeton China Fund W(acc)GBP

Fund manager biography

Eric Mok is a senior vice president, senior executive director, and portfolio manager of Templeton Asian equity strategies. He also has research responsibilities for companies in the technology sector across global emerging markets as well as companies in China and Taiwan. Prior to joining Franklin Templeton in 1998, Mr. Mok was a junior accountant with Rebecca Ling Chartered Accountant. He entered the financial services industry in 1998. Mr. Mok holds an M.S. in investment management from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and a B.S. in actuarial science and economics from the University of Toronto. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder and speaks English, Cantonese and Mandarin.

Fund manager biography

Mr. Chui has been lead portfolio manager of the Fund since May 2023. He has primary responsibility for the investments of the Fund. He has final authority over all aspects of the Fund's investment portfolio, including but not limited to, purchases and sales of individual securities, portfolio risk assessment, and the management of daily cash balances in accordance with anticipated investment management requirements. The degree to which he may perform these functions, and the nature of these functions, may change from time to time. He joined Franklin Templeton in April 2023. Prior to joining Franklin Templeton, he was a portfolio manager of BlackRock’s China equity strategy since 2020. Prior to joining BlackRock, he spent 10 years at abrdn, most recently serving as deputy head of the Hong Kong/China Equity team at abrdn, and lead manager of the abrdn China A Shares Equity strategy.