In the world of investments, Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund – an international asset management company – commands respect and repute. It made its debut in India in the early 1990s, recognising India’s long-term capital potential, shortly after the Indian market was opened to private domestic and foreign fund houses. The India operations were set up in late 1995 with the incorporation of Templeton Asset Management India Pvt. Ltd., and in early 1996, a trust was formally constituted and registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).