Chenelle de Rozario

Franklin Templeton has announced the appointment of Chenelle de Rozario Harding as a senior alternatives specialist, based in Melbourne, Australia.

Ms Harding, an experienced investment professional, joins Franklin Templeton from Future Fund, Australia’s sovereign wealth fund, where she worked for over 14 years in analyst positions in its alternatives team.

Franklin Templeton’s Managing Director and Head of Australia and New Zealand, Felicity Walsh noted “As we move into the second half of 2023, we are very pleased to be growing our team with talented professionals such as Chenelle.

“This appointment dovetails into our strategy to continue to expand Franklin Templeton’s alternative investment footprint in the Australian market to meet growing investor demand for greater portfolio diversification.

“Chenelle’s deep understanding of how allocators make decisions related to alternative investments for their portfolios allows us to have peer level discussions with large asset owners in our market. Her strong relationships across the Australian and New Zealand Institutional market are going to be invaluable to our team,” said Ms Walsh.

Ms Harding added “I look forward to working with the broader Franklin Templeton team to meet institutional and sophisticated investors’ demand for alternatives.

“Franklin Templeton, as a market leading investment firm, is able to offer a full suite of alternative capabilities that includes private equity and venture capital, real estate, private credit and hedged strategies, many of which are customised to suit specific client requirements,” she added.

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