Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bd A
FRT0027AU
Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bd A FRT0027AU Strategy
An actively managed absolute return fixed income portfolio designed to deliver attractive returns through the interest rate and credit cycles while protecting against capital volatility through strong risk management. It seeks to achieve its investment objective by primarily investing in Australian and non-Australian dollar-denominated fixed income instruments and debt obligations of government, government related issuers and corporations worldwide.
The investment objective & strategy is a summary of the investment's principal strategy as written in the prospectus. This information is pulled from the most recent product disclosure document.
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