Templeton launches high-yield Korea fund

The Korean Development Bank has injected W350 billion into a fund it hopes will jumpstart Korea''s high-yield bond market.

Today (Thursday) Franklin Templeton Investment Services launches a W350 billion ($270 million) fund seeded entirely by the Korean Development Bank (KDB) that will invest in domestic high-yield debt in a bid to jolt the secondary market to life. Good Morning Securities is the fund's distributor.

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