Q2 2025 Manager Update
What’s new in the portfolio and analysis of market events and ongoing trade tariff threats.
Led by Zehrid Osmani, the 11-strong Global Long-Term Unconstrained (GLTU) team blends portfolio management experience, specialist sector research and accountancy. The team combines a wide range of complementary skills and experience, backed by a strong team culture based on innovation, constant learning and improvement to identify the best ideas for the portfolio. The effective date of Jonathan Curtis's role change will be 12 July 2025.
Zehrid Osmani
Head of Global Long-Term Unconstrained
Jonathan Curtis
EVP / CIO-Franklin Equity Group, Portfolio Manager
Introducing Franklin Equity Group – innovation-led investing
Based in Silicon Valley, Franklin Equity Group (FEG) brings a strong innovation bias and decades of investment expertise, investing across company lifecycles to capture long-term growth. With over 70 investment professionals and US$139 billion in assets under management (as at 31 December 2024), the group combines deep research capabilities with a global perspective.
Hello Franklin Global Trust! The new name for Martin Currie Global Portfolio Trust
Since its inception in 1999, the Trust (known as Martin Currie Global Portfolio Trust) was managed by Martin Currie, the Edinburgh-based equity investment house. With the retirement of the Martin Currie brand in July 2025, the experienced investment team transitioned to Franklin Equity Group - a move that reflects a strong alignment in long-term, high-conviction investment philosophy.
The collaboration with FEG’s highly regarded experts - particularly from its Silicon Valley-based team at a centre of global innovation - strengthens the team’s ability to uncover quality growth opportunities in transformative sectors like technology, healthcare, and beyond. The name Franklin Global Trust, introduced in April 2025, reflects that exciting development.
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