Meanwhile in the Ukraine

rowland · November 20, 2019, 10:11pm

It’s always something.

For his part, MP Oleksandr Dubinsky from the Servant of the People faction said that according to investigators, “the Yanukovych ‘family’ illegally obtained $7.4 billion and laundered the funds through an investment fund close to some representatives of the U.S. Democratic Party in the form of external government loan bonds.”

Meanwhile, Derkach said that several facts indicate Franklin Templeton Investments’ relationship with the U.S. Democratic Party.

“The son of Templeton’s founder, John Templeton Jr., was one of President Obama’s major campaign donors. Another fund-related character is Thomas Donilon. Managing Director of BlackRock Investment Institute, shareholder Franklin Templeton Investments, which has the largest share in the fund. It is noteworthy that he previously was Obama’s national security advisor,” Derkach said.

rooftopclown · November 21, 2019, 1:18am

Really??? This article reads like they’re trying overly hard to find dirt…

Franklin Templeton and BlackRock are huge financial institutions. You’re going to find a lot of other shady characters investing in their funds and political connections to both sides of the aisle.

CTaitung · November 21, 2019, 5:30pm

y’all know who Viktor Yanukovych is?
He’s ex-Ukraine president that CIA helped overthrow and is now in Russia.

So, where was the KYC done by Franklin Templeton, especially on him as a PCP?
Who in FT approved that yuge transfer of money by VY and family?

This is extremely bad for Franklin Templeton.