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Fund Price: $10.88 (as at May 17, 2013)  1-day chg: $.11 1.02%  YTD: 9.88%

Returns as at April 30, 2013

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month 0.93% 0.87% 1.57%
3 Months 3.32% 2.79% 5.13%
6 Months 9.48% 6.55% 10.12%
1 Year 11.86% 8.74% 14.43%
2 Year Avg 5.77% 3.73% 9.86%
3 Year Avg 6.76% 5.59% 8.81%
4 Year Avg 10.71% 9.17% 8.20%
5 Year Avg 2.93% 3.13% 4.27%
10 Year Avg - 5.53% 3.96%
15 Year Avg - 5.25% 3.00%
20 Year Avg - 6.49% 5.94%
Since Inception 2.38% - -
 
2012 11.33% 7.91% 9.53%
2011 -3.22% -2.28% 2.93%
2010 9.96% 9.17% 5.12%
 
3 year risk 6.93 6.43 4.61
3 year beta 1.05 0.85 1.00

*Blend: 60% MSCI World, 40% Barclays Cap

Growth of $10,000

This graph shows how a $10,000 investment in this fund would have changed in value compared with the Blend: 60% MSCI World, 40% Barclays Cap.

Risk Measures as at April 30, 2013

Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
Best (ending Feb 10): 32.61 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending Feb 09): -28.32 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Volatility meter (Based on 3 year standard deviation from GlobeInvestor.com)
Low VOLATILITY METER: 7 High

Fund Objectives

To seek a balance between current income and long-term capital appreciation by investing in mutual funds managed by Franklin Templeton which are predominately global in nature. An active asset allocation approach will be used to rebalance the portfolio amongst asset classes based on our views of the capital markets going forward.

Fund Facts

Fund Sponsor: Franklin Templeton Investments
Managed by: Franklin Templeton Investments
Fund Type: MF Corp
Inception Date: October 2007
Asset Class: Global Neutral Balanced
Quartile Rank: 1 (3YR ending April 30, 2013)
Total Assets: N/A
Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): -
Management Fee: 0.00%
Load Type: No Load
Globe 5-Star Rating:
RRSP Eligible:
Canadian
Min. Invest (initial):
-
Subsequent:
-
Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
-
Subsequent RRSP:
-
Closed:
No
Restricted:
No
Restriction:
 
 

Asset Allocation March 31, 2013

Bond Type March 31, 2013

Fund Geography March 31, 2013

Top Holdings as at March 31, 2013

Symbol Company Name Sector Geographic
Area		 Asset
Type		 % of
Total Assets		   Performance as at April 30, 2013
1 Year Performance (%)
  Tmpltn Global Bond-O Fund 13.0   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Frk Strategic Income Fund 8.74   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Bissett Bond-O Fund 7.31   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Frk World Growth CC Fund 6.41   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Templeton Asian Growth Fund 5.94   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Frk Flex Cap Growth Fund 5.69   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Frk US Rising Dividends-F Fund 4.22   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Frk US Core Equity-A Fund 3.84   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Mutual Global Discovery Fund 3.7   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)

Distribution Report (18 months up to May 17, 2013)

Frequency of Income Distributions: Quarterly

Frequency of Capital Gain Distributions: Annually

Date Income Dividend Capital Gain Total (Current Period) Trailing 12-Months Total Reinvestment Price
Apr 30, 2013 0.0677 0.0677 0.8027 10.530
Mar 28, 2013 0.0677 0.0677 0.8014 10.500
Feb 28, 2013 0.0677 0.0677 0.8001 10.560
Jan 31, 2013 0.0677 0.0677 0.7989 10.390
Dec 28, 2012 0.0665 0.0665 0.8930 10.110
Nov 30, 2012 0.0665 0.0665 0.9012 10.000
Oct 31, 2012 0.0665 0.0665 0.9094 10.000
Sep 28, 2012 0.0665 0.0665 0.9176 9.960
Aug 31, 2012 0.0665 0.0665 0.9258 9.770
Jul 31, 2012 0.0665 0.0665 0.9340 9.770
Jun 29, 2012 0.0665 0.0665 0.9422 9.850
May 31, 2012 0.0665 0.0665 0.9504 9.710
Apr 30, 2012 0.0665 0.0665 0.9586 10.190
Mar 30, 2012 0.0665 0.0665 0.9668 10.380
Feb 29, 2012 0.0665 0.0665 0.9750 10.420
Jan 31, 2012 0.0665 0.0665 0.9832 10.230
Jan 27, 2012 0.0954 0.0954 0.9167 10.320
Dec 29, 2011 0.0747 0.0747 0.8949 9.960
Nov 30, 2011 0.0747 0.0747 0.8939 10.150

Portfolio Manager(s)

Brent Smith CFA

Templeton Investment Counsel, Inc.

Start Date: September, 2008

Fund Return: 4.92%

Brent Smith is chief investment officer of Franklin Templeton Multi-Asset Strategies and senior vice president with Templeton Investment Council. In his role as chief investment officer for Franklin Templeton Multi-Asset Strategies, he is responsible for overseeing the investment functions of the locally managed and distributed multi-asset products for the organisation globally. He is also a co-manager for the firm¿s flagship Canadian domiciled multi-asset portfolios and various offshore portfolios. Previously, Mr. Smith managed a number of high net worth relationships on behalf of Fiduciary Trust Company of Canada, while serving as lead manager of the fund-of-fund portfolios. Mr. Smith received a bachelor of business administration degree from the University of New Brunswick in 1986. Mr. Smith is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder and a member of the CFA Society of Calgary and the CFA Institute.

Also manages:DFS GIF Balanced Inc Quotential 3, DFS GIF Diversif Inc Quotential 3, DFS GIF Growth Quotential 3, Quotential Balanced Growth Pt, Quotential Balanced Income Pt, Quotential Canadian Growth Pt, Quotential Diversified Income Pt-T, Quotential Glob Bal Pt-A, Quotential Global Growth Pt, Quotential Growth Pt, Quotential Max Growth Pt

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Stephen Lingard, CFA, MBA

Franklin Templeton Investments

Start Date: September, 2008

Fund Return: 4.92%

Mr. Lingard joined Franklin Templeton Investments in January 2007, where he is responsible for overseeing the manager research efforts of FTMAS¿ six investment analysts located globally. He is also a member of the Asset Allocation Strategy Committee and is co-portfolio management responsibilities for all Canadian based managed programs: Quotential, Tapestry and LifeSmart as well as other offshore and institutional portfolios. Mr. Lingard has over 16 years of experience in the financial services industry, beginning as a bond sales/trader for firms in Canada and Singapore. He moved to a major mutual fund organization and was based in both Canada and the United States, as a fund analyst covering multiple asset classes. He was most recently an investment manager with the firm¿s institutional team. Mr. Lingard earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Western Ontario in 1992 and a Master of Business Administration from the European University at Brussels in 1994. He has 12 years of fund analysis experience and earned his Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2001

Also manages:DFS GIF Balanced Inc Quotential 3, DFS GIF Diversif Inc Quotential 3, DFS GIF Growth Quotential 3, Franklin Templeton Retirement Port, Frk Tmp 2020 Conservative Portfolio, Frk Tmp 2020 Growth Port, Frk Tmp 2020 Moderate Portfolio, Frk Tmp 2030 Conservative Portfolio, Frk Tmp 2030 Growth Port, Frk Tmp 2030 Moderate Portfolio, Frk Tmp 2040 Conservative Portfolio, Frk Tmp 2040 Growth Portfolio, Frk Tmp 2040 Moderate Portfolio, Quotential Balanced Growth Pt, Quotential Balanced Income Pt, Quotential Canadian Growth Pt, Quotential Diversified Income Pt-T, Quotential Glob Bal Pt-A, Quotential Global Growth Pt, Quotential Growth Pt, Quotential Max Growth Pt

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