Citibank NRI & Franklin Templeton Investments jointly host exclusive client seminar

Conducted by Peter Langerman, Chairman, President and CEO of Mutual Series, and Co-portfolio Manager of Mutual Shares Fund, at Franklin Templeton Investments, the seminar exposed NRI's in Bahrain to Franklin Templeton's Mutual Series fund range and their positioning in the current investment environment.

"Our core investments are in undervalued stocks, with viable catalysts that we believe will change the way the market views their true worth, thus unlocking value for our shareholders. In addition, our select investments in distressed securities and merger arbitrage, both natural extensions of our value strategy, tend to be affected less by broad market movements than by the specifics surrounding each particular situation," said Mr. Langerman.

He added "The Mutual Series strategy has provided our funds with historically lower volatility than the overall market and enabled us to deliver strong and more consistent results over time."

Mr. Manish Bhatia, Area Director for Citibank NRI Business in Bahrain & Northern Gulf Countries, said:

"Citibank continues to present proper investment opportunities to its client. These opportunities have the common features of excellent service providers, wide array of asset classes and diverse allocation across geographies and risk levels."

Citibank NRI Business is a top provider of wealth management solutions. Over the past few years, Citibank has been providing investment solutions tailored to specific client needs with a comprehensive suite of products and services that include structured notes, fixed income securities, mutual funds, hedge funds, multi-manager funds and unit-linked insurance Plans.

Citi has been in the Middle East for nearly 50 years and currently offers consumer-banking services in Bahrain, UAE and Egypt. In the Kingdom of Bahrain alone, Citibank, the consumer banking arm of Citi, has had a presence for the past 18 years, and is expanding its major operations within the country. Citibank is currently a major player in the Bahrain credit card market and a leading provider of banking, wealth management and consumer credit services.