Franklin Templeton doubts Greece aid package will help global equities
Global equities investor Alan Chua argues that value investing may be a good way of protecting against the ongoing risk of contagion stemming from sovereign debt in Europe.
Asian stock markets have recorded a relatively minor bounce following the announcement of the European €750 billion bailout package, as the region's investors realise the package just "moves debt around", says Alan Chua, portfolio manager for global equity management at Franklin Templeton in Singapore. He echoes the view of many in the market by saying the package does not address the root cause of the problem. "Guaranteeing a bailout package for weaker countries simply means increasi…
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