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Soch rahe hoge aisa kyun? Franklin Templeton ka mann hai ki India mein log debt mein kam invest kar rahe hain, aur yahi sahi time hai jab fixed income pe focus kiya jaye. Waise bhi, unka 2020 mein jo liquidity crisis hua tha, uske baad se woh apna image recover karne ki koshish kar rahe hain.
Fund Allocation Mein Bade Changes
Franklin Templeton India ne plan kiya hai ki apne mutual fund portfolio mein equity ka exposure kam karke 60% kar denge, jo abhi around 90% hai. Yeh next 3 to 5 saal mein hoga. Isse unka fixed-income business grow hoga aur portfolio zyada balanced hoga. Woh money market aur corporate bond funds mein paisa badhana chahte hain, aur credit alternatives business bhi expand kar rahe hain, jismein already ₹5 billion se zyada raise kar chuke hain.
Market Mein Kya Chal Raha Hai?
Maze ki baat ye hai ki jab Franklin Templeton debt mein shift ho raha hai, tabhi Indian equity mutual funds mein record inflows aa rahe hain! March 2026 mein toh ₹40,450 crore sirf equity mein aaye hain, aur SIPs bhi ₹32,087 crore tak pahunch gaye. Iske opposite, debt funds se March 2026 mein hi ₹2.95 lakh crore outflow ho gaye. Matlab, investors ko abhi equity ka hi craze hai. Parent company Franklin Resources Inc. (BEN) ka valuation bhi dekhne layak hai, P/E ratio 23.70 se 28.8 ke beech mein chal raha hai.
Competition Aur Challenges
Franklin Templeton ke liye yeh game aasan nahi hai. 2020 mein jo debt funds band karne pade the, uski wajah se reputation ko bahut damage hua tha. Ab dobara debt mein focus karne ke liye unhein tough competition milne wali hai. HDFC AMC jaise bade players ka P/E ratio lagbhag 42.85 aur market cap ₹1.22 trillion hai. ICICI Prudential ka P/E 51.14 ke aas paas hai. Global players jaise JioBlackRock bhi apna presence badha rahe hain. Jefferies Financial Group bhi India mein apna investment banking operations expand kar raha hai. Debt funds se itna bada outflow dikhata hai ki logo ka interest abhi bhi equity mein hi zyada hai.
Aage Kya Hai?
Franklin Templeton ka target hai ki woh apne fixed income business ko agle 3 se 5 saal mein grow karein, especially money markets aur corporate bonds mein. Woh chhote shaharon mein bhi naye customers tak pahunchna chahte hain aur GIFT City ko bhi use karenge. Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) ke president, Avinash Satwalekar, ka kehna hai ki fixed income portfolio ko shock absorber ki tarah kaam karta hai, aur woh is segment mein optimist hain.