Investment Managers – Franklin Templeton Real Asset Advisors

Franklin Templeton Real Asset Advisors has been investing in global real estate since 1984 and counts among its clients leading institutions from around the world. We strive to provide investors with an efficient alternative for investing in international property through portfolios of private and public real estate investments.

As investors in both private real estate funds as well as public real estate securities, Franklin Templeton Real Asset Advisors draws on a comprehensive perspective on global capital flows, investor behavior, and real estate trends across markets and regions. Each of the world's three major investment regions—the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific—is covered by professionals with experience in the local market, providing cultural perspective and specialized real estate knowledge. Franklin Templeton's worldwide presence provides the private real estate and global REIT investment teams with local support in several areas including legal, tax, compliance, and accounting.

The Franklin Templeton Real Asset Advisors Advantage

• Experienced Team – Our multinational investment team averages 13 years of global real estate experience.
• Investment Selection Process – Skillful sourcing and selection capabilities across private and public markets drive our search for superior real estate returns.
• Established Track Record – The group has been a global real estate specialist since 1984.
• Alignment of Interest – Our success is directly dependent on the success of our clients.
• Diligent Risk Management – We place an emphasis on risk management in every step of the investment process, seeking downside protection.
• Global Servicing and Administrative Structure – Local client, legal, tax, compliance, and accounting teams provide superior operational support.

The Franklin Templeton Real Asset Advisors Advantage

Franklin Templeton Real Asset Advisors offers institutional investors diversified exposure to global real estate investments through both private real estate funds and public real estate securities. The group's private real estate team seeks to provide superior real estate returns by sourcing, selecting, and monitoring private real estate managers who it believes are capable of exploiting local inefficiencies in the regional real estate markets. The global REIT team manages portfolios of publicly listed companies that derive the majority of its earnings from real estate or real estate-related businesses.

Developed and refined over more than 20 years, the Franklin Templeton Real Asset Advisors investment process combines stringent bottom-up due diligence and selection of underlying real estate investments with a broad top-down macro overlay, focused on structural and cyclical changes in the global real estate markets. Throughout the investment process, information is gathered from the team's extensive network of industry contacts, which provides superior access to investments and company management.

Risk management is a central aspect of the investment strategy and controls are integrated into every step of the process to identify potential issues and optimize client portfolios. In addition, formal and informal monitoring methods ensure that every client's portfolio remains aligned with the client's long-term objectives.