Korea NPS ties prompt asset manager to set up dedicated office

Investment manager Franklin Templeton is to open a contact office in the South Korean city of Jeonju during the first half of this year as part of its efforts to strengthen its relationship and cooperation with the country's National Pension Service (NPS). NPS is headquartered in Jeonju, a small city 200 kilometres south of Seoul in the province of Jeollabuk-do. Tariq Ahmad, Franklin Templeton “NPS is one of our largest strategic institutional clients in Asia-Paci…