In Chile, the expected top-performing asset classes in 2013 and over the next decade are:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------2013 Expectations 10-Year ExpectationsTop-Performing Asset Class Top-Performing Asset Class----------------------------------------------------------------------------Real estate (67%) Real estate (61%)----------------------------------------------------------------------------Precious Metals (50%) Precious Metals (54%)----------------------------------------------------------------------------Stocks (46%) Stocks (45%)----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Methodology
The Franklin Templeton Global Investor Sentiment Survey, conducted by ORC International, included responses from 9,518 individuals in 19 countries: Brazil, Chile and Mexico in Latin America; Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea and Singapore in Asia Pacific; France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the UK in Europe, and the United States and Canada in North America. Survey respondents were between the ages of 25 and 65 in Latin America and Asia Pacific and 25 and older in Europe and North America. Respondents were required to own investable assets, such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, etc. In addition, a minimum investable asset threshold was set for each country to ensure that the respondent had sufficient investments, providing a knowledge base from which to answer the survey questions. Surveys were completed from January 14 to 25, 2013, in all countries.
About Franklin Templeton
Franklin Templeton has operating in Chile since 1995 and already serves a wide array of institutional clients here and throughout the region. Franklin Templeton is among the top mutual fund providers to the successful Chilean pension system. In addition, the company offers nine Luxembourg-registered SICAV mutual funds, which are registered in the Registro de Valores Extranjeros de la Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros de Chile, through a distribution relationship with LarrainVial, a leading Chilean financial services company. Franklin Templeton mutual funds have been investing in Latin America since the since the early 1980s, and today the company has offices in Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
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