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21-05-2025
- Business
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Franklin Equity Group Appoints New Head of Portfolio Construction and Quantitative Risk
New position strengthens Franklin Equity Group's risk management capabilities across equity strategies SAN MATEO, Calif., May 21, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Franklin Templeton today announced the appointment of Surajit Ray to the newly created position of Head of Portfolio Construction and Quantitative Risk in Franklin Templeton's Franklin Equity Group (FEG). He will be based in the firm's New York City office. Reporting to Jonathan Curtis, Franklin Equity Group's Chief Investment Officer, Ray will work in partnership with FEG's various strategy teams to enhance the group's systematic risk-aware portfolio construction processes. This crucial role will help portfolio strategy teams align investments to a risk framework that assesses a range of scenarios and outcomes. "Surajit brings over 24 years of experience in risk measurement and management across asset classes in both public and private equity markets," said Curtis. "In this role, he will leverage his expertise in complex risk analytics and portfolio optimization to help strengthen risk management discipline across our strategies, supporting our investment teams as they focus on finding innovation-driven growth opportunities in the market." Franklin Equity Group manages over $120 billion in assets across global, US and sector-specific strategies. Grounded by the belief that continuous innovation is the most durable path to unlocking value and sustaining long-term growth, their investment approach is fundamentally driven and focused on bottom-up stock selection that carefully evaluates the quality of a business, its long-term growth potential, and its intrinsic value. Many members of FEG's global team of investment professionals are based in Silicon Valley, the innovation capital of the world, which provides unparalleled access to the world's most interesting public and private companies. Prior to joining Franklin Templeton, Ray was the Head of Investment Risk Analysis at the Public Investment Fund (PIF), Sovereign Wealth Fund, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He also spent 14 years at Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) in New York, serving as Head of Global Equity Risk and Head of Quantitative Research and Model Management. Ray's experience also includes quantitative and research roles at Bear-Sterns in New York and MSCI-Barra in Berkeley, California. Ray has a Ph.D. in economics with a specialization in econometrics from the University of Iowa. He also has an MS in economics from the State University of New York, Buffalo, as well as an MA in econometrics and mathematical economics from the University of Mumbai. About Franklin Templeton Franklin Resources, Inc. [NYSE: BEN] is a global investment management organization with subsidiaries operating as Franklin Templeton and serving clients in over 150 countries. Franklin Templeton's mission is to help clients achieve better outcomes through investment management expertise, wealth management and technology solutions. Through its specialist investment managers, the company offers specialization on a global scale, bringing extensive capabilities in fixed income, equity, alternatives, and multi-asset solutions. With more than 1,500 investment professionals, and offices in major financial markets around the world, the California-based company has over 75 years of investment experience and $1.53 trillion in assets under management as of April 30, 2025. For more information, please visit and follow us on LinkedIn, X and Facebook. Copyright © 2025. Franklin Templeton. All rights reserved. View source version on Contacts Franklin Templeton Corporate Communications:Rebecca Radosevich, (212) 632-3207, Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Business Wire
21-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Franklin Equity Group Appoints New Head of Portfolio Construction and Quantitative Risk
SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Franklin Templeton today announced the appointment of Surajit Ray to the newly created position of Head of Portfolio Construction and Quantitative Risk in Franklin Templeton's Franklin Equity Group (FEG). He will be based in the firm's New York City office. Reporting to Jonathan Curtis, Franklin Equity Group's Chief Investment Officer, Ray will work in partnership with FEG's various strategy teams to enhance the group's systematic risk-aware portfolio construction processes. This crucial role will help portfolio strategy teams align investments to a risk framework that assesses a range of scenarios and outcomes. 'Surajit brings over 24 years of experience in risk measurement and management across asset classes in both public and private equity markets,' said Curtis. 'In this role, he will leverage his expertise in complex risk analytics and portfolio optimization to help strengthen risk management discipline across our strategies, supporting our investment teams as they focus on finding innovation-driven growth opportunities in the market.' Franklin Equity Group manages over $120 billion in assets across global, US and sector-specific strategies. Grounded by the belief that continuous innovation is the most durable path to unlocking value and sustaining long-term growth, their investment approach is fundamentally driven and focused on bottom-up stock selection that carefully evaluates the quality of a business, its long-term growth potential, and its intrinsic value. Many members of FEG's global team of investment professionals are based in Silicon Valley, the innovation capital of the world, which provides unparalleled access to the world's most interesting public and private companies. Prior to joining Franklin Templeton, Ray was the Head of Investment Risk Analysis at the Public Investment Fund (PIF), Sovereign Wealth Fund, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He also spent 14 years at Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) in New York, serving as Head of Global Equity Risk and Head of Quantitative Research and Model Management. Ray's experience also includes quantitative and research roles at Bear-Sterns in New York and MSCI-Barra in Berkeley, California. Ray has a Ph.D. in economics with a specialization in econometrics from the University of Iowa. He also has an MS in economics from the State University of New York, Buffalo, as well as an MA in econometrics and mathematical economics from the University of Mumbai. About Franklin Templeton Franklin Resources, Inc. [NYSE: BEN] is a global investment management organization with subsidiaries operating as Franklin Templeton and serving clients in over 150 countries. Franklin Templeton's mission is to help clients achieve better outcomes through investment management expertise, wealth management and technology solutions. Through its specialist investment managers, the company offers specialization on a global scale, bringing extensive capabilities in fixed income, equity, alternatives, and multi-asset solutions. With more than 1,500 investment professionals, and offices in major financial markets around the world, the California-based company has over 75 years of investment experience and $1.53 trillion in assets under management as of April 30, 2025. For more information, please visit and follow us on LinkedIn, X and Facebook.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Canada's Bell Media & Fox Entertainment Global Developing Emily VanCamp Series ‘Prejudice' About Sex Worker-Turned-Litigator
EXCLUSIVE: Prejudice, the Emily VanCamp-starring series about a former sex worker who becomes a litigator, has found a home at Canada's Bell Media and Fox Entertainment Global. Deadline can reveal that Bell, FEG and Canada's Neshama Entertainment are in late-stage development on the series from Celeste Parr, which we broke almost a year ago to the day. More from Deadline 2025 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming Most Canadian Thing Ever: Election TV Debate Rescheduled For Hockey Game Bell Media's Crave Sets 'Project Runway Canada' Return With Coco Rocha & Jeanne Beker Prejudice follows rising litigator Liesl Wellington (VanCamp) as her life and career are thrown into upheaval when her past as a sex worker is publicly exposed. We are told Bell and FEG are in development on a second script for the project but the series has not yet been greenlit. If ordered, it would be the first from Bell's content licensing and distribution agreement with FEG. That deal is seeing shows forged for Fox in the U.S. and Bell platforms CTV and streamer Crave, while FEG handles international sales. A U.S. broadcast partner will be confirmed on series order, we are told. 'Prejudice tackles complex themes including identity, judgment, and resilience with unflinching honesty,' said Justin Stockman, Vice-President, Content Development & Programming, Bell Media. 'Celeste Parr has crafted a gripping narrative that is sure to captivate audiences, and the immensely talented Emily VanCamp is the perfect actor to bring this powerful story to life.' Parr said it is a 'privilege to work with such forward-thinking partners who understand the universal power of emotionally propulsive storytelling.' VanCamp is repped by Thruline Entertainment and UTA. Parr is also repped by Thruline as well as Carl Liberman at The Characters Talent Agency, and Alex Bloch from 42. Best of Deadline Everything We Know About 'Emily In Paris' Season 5 So Far Everything We Know About Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners': From The Themes To How It Was Shot 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery
