Gregory E. Johnson
Franklin Resources
Chief Executive Officer

New Fund: the Franklin K2 Global Macro Opportunities Fund

Subadvisors: Aspect Capital Limited, Emso Asset Management Limited, and Graham Capital Management

PMs: Rob Christian (senior manager director at Franklin's K2 Advisors), Brooks Ritchey (also a senior managing director at K2), and Anthony Zanolla, (a senior vice president at K2)

The fund's launch was announced on Wednesday, August 3, and invests in different "global macro hedge strategies". The fund debuted on July 11.

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Company: Calvert Investments

John Streur
Calvert Investments
President, Chief Executive Officer

New Index: the Calvert Energy Research Index

Calvert unveiled the index on Monday, August 8. Calvert's Calvert Global Energy Solutions Fund, formerly an actively managed mutual fund, will transform into a passively managed one and track the new index. The fund's net expense ratio will also fall 20 basis points to 165 bps.

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