Mark Mobius
Mark Mobius
Joseph Mark Mobiusis an emerging markets fund manager at Franklin Templeton Investments. Mark Mobius, Ph.D., executive chairman of Templeton Emerging Markets Group, joined Templeton in 1987. Currently, he directs the Templeton research team based in 18 global emerging markets offices and manages emerging markets portfolios. In 2015, after leading the company for a quarter of a century, Mark Mobius decided to step down as the lead manager of the Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trustand handed over control of the fund...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth17 August 1936
CountryUnited States of America
It's in the lowest point that it will be,
We believe that in the long term, Russia has very, very good value,
We were investing at this terrible time when emerging markets were all going down, some by 90-odd percent, and we are now benefiting from that, ... You had one crisis after another. You had Russia, Brazil, Thailand. We were investing in all of them.
Some people mistake his reticence to mean a lack of dynamism. He's been quiet because the spotlight has not been on him. I think Victor Li will surprise a lot of people with his ability.
Some people mistake his reticence to mean a lack of dynamism, ... He's been quiet because the spotlight has not been on him. I think Victor Li will surprise a lot of people with his ability.
People are getting inured to the whole terrorism thing,
There is an example of a company that will not be impacted by a Y2K problem. They are so well diversified that problems in one area won't impact other areas.
It's really a change in the macroeconomic environment.
The mere fact that me, an emerging markets person, says something about Internet and the market reacts the way it has is and indication that people are very jittery.
Their foreign reserves are down. Usually when governments claim they will not devalue, just the opposite occurs (and) if the ruble is devalued then there will be political fallout, so I think they must protect the ruble at all costs.
Their foreign reserves are down, ... Usually when governments claim they will not devalue, just the opposite occurs (and) if the ruble is devalued then there will be political fallout, so I think they must protect the ruble at all costs.
Investments of this size by such reputable investors draw attention to the country and further bolster investor confidence in South Africa.
The new administration will make every effort to keep things on an even keel, business as usual. The Chinese are very happy to let Hong Kong hum along. As far as we are concerned, there is no reason to believe that because of change in the political administration there would be an impact on the financial market.
Shareholder activism is not a privilege - it is a right and a responsibility. When we invest in a company, we own part of that company and we are partly responsible for how that company progresses. If we believe there is something going wrong with the company, then we, as shareholders, must become active and vocal.