Franklin Templeton has appointed Nicole Vettise as Senior Vice President, Institutional Portfolio Manager (IPM) within Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity’s (FTEME) investment team. 

Reporting to Manraj Sekhon, CIO, FTEME, her primary responsibility will be to support FTEME’s full suite of strategies for clients in Europe and North America. 

Vettise is based in London, UK.

Vettise brings over 20 years of experience in the investment industry and joins the firm from BlackRock where she managed a team of product strategists for a range of equity strategies including natural resources and thematic funds. 

Prior to this, she was Institutional Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets and Natural Resources at RBC Global Asset Management and previously worked at JP Morgan Asset Management. 

Vettise has also held communication and investor relations roles in Asia, Europe and London.

Vettise obtained a BSc in European Studies from the Institute d'Etudes Politiques in Grenoble, France and the University of Hull and is a CAIA Charterholder.