Templeton launches high-yield Korea fund
The Korean Development Bank has injected W350 billion into a fund it hopes will jumpstart Korea''s high-yield bond market.
Today (Thursday) Franklin Templeton Investment Services launches a W350 billion ($270 million) fund seeded entirely by the Korean Development Bank (KDB) that will invest in domestic high-yield debt in a bid to jolt the secondary market to life. Good Morning Securities is the fund's distributor.Franklin Templeton approached KDB about three months ago to propose the fund, says Kim Dong-il, Franklin Templeton's head of fixed income. The government-owned policy bank has helped underwrite …
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