The net asset value (NAV) of four shuttered schemes of Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund fell by up to 6.32% after Rivaaz Trade Ventures, a Future Group firm, defaulted on its scheduled debt obligations due on August 31. Due to the default, Franklin Templeton will value these securities at zero, on the basis of AMFI standard hair cut matrix. The NAV of Franklin India Income Opportunities Fund fell 6.32%, Franklin India Short term Income Plan 5.02%, Franklin India Dynamic Accrual 3.02%, and Franklin India Credit Risk Fund 0.33%.On August 29, Reliance Retail announced acquisition of the retail and wholesale business and logistics and warehousing business of the Future Group, on a slump sale basis, for lumpsum aggregate consideration of Rs 24,713 crores.In a note to investors, Franklin Templeton said, "based on representations from the Future Group we understand NCDs held by the fund house are proposed to be repaid from proceeds of the transaction. We believe the proposed sale announcem...
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