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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number_811-04450

 

__Franklin Templeton Global Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA  94403-1906
(Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip code)

 

Craig S. Tyle, One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA  94403-1906
(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:_650 312-2000

 

Date of fiscal year end: 10/31

 

Date of reporting period:_10/31/10

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 




SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE

TRUE DIVERSIFICATION

RELIABILITY YOU CAN TRUST

MUTUAL FUNDS |

Franklin Templeton Investments

Gain From Our Perspective®

Franklin Templeton’s distinct multi-manager structure combines the specialized expertise of three world-class investment management groups—Franklin, Templeton and Mutual Series.

Each of our portfolio management groups operates autonomously, relying on its own research and staying true to the unique investment disciplines that underlie its success.

Franklin. Founded in 1947, Franklin is a recognized leader in fixed income investing and also brings expertise in growth- and value-style U.S. equity investing.

Templeton. Founded in 1940, Templeton pioneered international investing and, in 1954, launched what has become the industry’s oldest global fund. Today, with offices in over 25 countries, Templeton offers investors a truly global perspective.

Mutual Series. Founded in 1949, Mutual Series is dedicated to a unique style of value investing, searching aggressively for opportunity among what it believes are undervalued stocks, as well as arbitrage situations and distressed securities.

Because our management groups work independently and adhere to different investment approaches, Franklin, Templeton and Mutual Series funds typically have distinct portfolios. That’s why our funds can be used to build truly diversified allocation plans covering every major asset class.

At Franklin Templeton Investments, we seek to consistently provide investors with exceptional risk-adjusted returns over the long term, as well as the reliable, accurate and personal service that has helped us become one of the most trusted names in financial services.

RETIREMENT PLANS | 529 COLLEGE SAVINGS PLANS | SEPARATE ACCOUNTS


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Franklin Templeton Hard Currency Fund

Your Fund’s Goal and Main Investments: Franklin Templeton Hard Currency Fund

seeks to protect against depreciation of the U.S. dollar relative to other currencies. The Fund seeks to achieve its goal by investing at least 80% of its net assets in investments denominated in hard currencies (as defined in the prospectus). The Fund normally invests mainly in high-quality short-term money market instruments and forward currency contracts denominated in foreign hard currencies. The Fund focuses on countries and markets that historically have experienced low inflation rates and that, in the investment manager’s view, follow economic policies conducive to continued low inflation rates and currency appreciation versus the U.S. dollar over the long term.

Performance data represent past performance, which does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. Current performance may differ from figures shown. Please visit franklintempleton.com or call (800) 342-5236 for most recent month-end performance.

We are pleased to bring you Franklin Templeton Hard Currency Fund’s annual report for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010.

Performance Overview

Franklin Templeton Hard Currency Fund – Class A delivered a +6.24% cumulative total return for the 12 months under review. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the J.P. Morgan (JPM) 3 Month Global Cash Index, which had a 0.00% total return for the same period.1 The Fund typically does not attempt to directly match the composition of the index; thus the results are not directly comparable. The U.S. dollar fell 1.68% relative to major U.S. trading partners during the period.2 In particular, the dollar appreciated 6.16% versus the euro and fell 11.01% against the Japanese yen.3 You can find the Fund’s long-term performance data in the Performance Summary beginning on page 8.

1. Source: J.P. Morgan. The JPM 3 Month Global Cash Index tracks total returns of 3-month constant maturity euro-currency deposits, the only short-term securities consistent across all markets in terms of liquidity, maturity and credit quality. The index is unmanaged and includes reinvested distributions. One cannot invest directly in an index, and an index is not representative of the Fund’s portfolio.

2. Source: Federal Reserve H10 Report. 3. Source: IDC/Exshare.

The dollar value, number of shares or principal amount, and names of all portfolio holdings are listed in the Fund’s Statement of Investments (SOI). The SOI begins on page 15.

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Economic and Market Overview

During the 12 months under review, the global economy shifted as a relatively fast-paced recovery from crisis-driven trough levels moderated. The recovery’s pace across geographic regions and countries also became more uneven, particularly between developed and emerging economies. The recession and subsequent slow recovery in some developed countries revealed large public sector funding gaps, which aggravated sovereign credit fundamentals. Against this backdrop, risk appetite declined from earlier, higher levels as the period progressed, and markets increasingly began to discriminate between stronger and weaker fundamental positions. This market environment was positive not only for higher quality government bonds, but also for certain emerging market sovereign credit and currency markets with stronger economic fundamentals. On the contrary, the economic environment was unfavorable for most European currency and bond markets.

Economic performance in Asia excluding Japan (non-Japan Asia) was stronger than in other regions, even as the annual pace of expansion moderated from earlier in the Fund’s fiscal year. In 2010’s second quarter, real gross domestic product (GDP) growth registered annual rates of 10.3% in China, 8.9% in Malaysia, 8.8% in India, 7.9% in the Philippines and 7.2% in South Korea.4 With relatively robust performances over the past year, non-Japan Asian economies were among the first to return to trend growth. In South Korea, strong external trade began to positively affect the domestic economy by supporting a rebound in investment, employment and, subsequently, consumption. As its measures of economic slack narrowed more quickly than elsewhere, the Asian region was also in the forefront of tightening monetary policy. During the period, China tightened liquidity conditions to prevent the formation of asset bubbles and to encourage a more sustainable economic growth rate. Elsewhere in the region, Australia raised its policy interest rate 100 basis points (bps; 100 bps equal one percentage point), India, 175 bps, Malaysia, 75 bps, New Zealand, 50 bps, and South Korea, 25 bps.

During the review period, economic growth in the major economies of the U.S., Japan and the eurozone was also positive but modest. U.S. real GDP rose at a 3.0% annual rate in second quarter 2010, Japan, 2.4%, and the eurozone, 1.9%.5 Economic activity showed signs of softening toward period-end as prior fiscal stimulus measures faded and the process of rebuilding inventories slowed, particularly in the U.S. and Japan. With significant economic slack and relatively slow growth, the respective central banks kept interest rates at historically low levels and continued to pursue unconventional measures to

4. Sources: National Bureau of Statistics (China); Department of Statistics Malay (Malaysia); India Central Statistical Organisation; National Statistical Coordinat (Philippines); Bank of Korea (South Korea).

5. Sources: Bureau of Economic Analysis (U.S.); Economic and Social Research Institute (Japan); Eurostat (eurozone).

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maintain their respective accommodative monetary policy stances. The U.S. Federal Reserve Board kept its target rate at 0% to 0.25% and maintained its asset purchase program. Japan’s central bank cut its policy interest rate to 0% and increased the size of its liquidity support to the commercial banking sector given an entrenched deflation tendency. The European Central Bank (ECB) kept its policy interest rate unchanged, at 1.00%, but given renewed banking sector tensions, the ECB established a new asset purchase program.

Investor focus on sovereign credit fundamentals and the European Monetary Union framework intensified during the period. In late 2009, a revision of previous data revealed a double-digit fiscal deficit in Greece, while the cost of containing the 2008–2009 financial crisis pressured public debt ratios in Spain, Ireland and Portugal. Although these countries implemented significant budget austerity measures, the low-growth and low-inflation economic environment further complicated efforts to stabilize their public debt ratios. Credit rating agencies downgraded each of these countries’ sovereign credit ratings during the period. Sovereign credit spreads over the benchmark German yield curve widened. For example, Greek 10-year sovereign yield spreads widened from 142 bps at the beginning of the fiscal year to 804 bps at period-end. The International Monetary Fund and European Union (EU) provided a joint program to assist Greece, while the EU created the European Financial Stability Facility to minimize potential financial contagion to other eurozone member states.

Investment Strategy

In making investments in foreign hard currencies, we focus on countries and markets that historically have experienced low inflation rates and, in our opinion, follow economic policies favorable to continued low inflation rates and currency appreciation against the U.S. dollar over the long term. We may invest substantially in a combination of U.S. dollar-denominated securities and forward currency contracts or currency futures contracts.

Manager’s Discussion

The Fund continued to act as a hedge against U.S. dollar depreciation, as the dollar fell 1.68% relative to its major trading partners during the period.2 The year under review saw a greater degree of differentiation in financial markets. Currencies that outperformed were from countries with stronger fundamentals and economic recoveries, which generally favored the currencies of emerging markets. In contrast, financial markets seemed to recognize some vulnerabilities present in overleveraged, eurozone economies, which weighed on the euro. Meanwhile, the Japanese yen continued to trade in line with the

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Thank you for your continued participation in Franklin Templeton Hard Currency Fund. We look forward to serving your future investment needs.



Michael Hasenstab, Ph.D. Portfolio Manager

Franklin Templeton Hard Currency Fund

The foregoing information reflects our analysis, opinions and portfolio holdings as of October 31, 2010, the end of the reporting period. The way we implement our main investment strategies and the resulting portfolio holdings may change depending on factors such as market and economic conditions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but the investment manager makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.

Please note that although the Fund’s Statement of Investments on page 15 of this report indicates the Fund held 35.3% of its total investments in U.S. dollar-denominated assets as of 10/31/10, its net exposure to the U.S. dollar as of that date was only 2.3%. The difference is explained by the Fund’s holdings of forward currency exchange contracts (please see Statement of Investments on page 15 of this report) calling for the purchase of various foreign currencies in exchange for U.S. dollars at various future dates. The combination of U.S. dollar-denominated instruments with “long” forward currency exchange contracts creates a position economically equivalent to a money market instrument denominated in the foreign currency itself. Such combined positions are an appropriate strategy when the money market for a particular foreign currency is small or relatively illiquid.

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Performance Summary as of 10/31/10

Your dividend income will vary depending on dividends or interest paid by securities in the Fund’s portfolio, adjusted for operating expenses of each class. Capital gain distributions are net profits realized from the sale of portfolio securities. The performance table and graphs do not reflect any taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends, capital gain distributions, if any, or any realized gains on the sale of Fund shares. Total return reflects reinvestment of the Fund’s dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, and any unrealized gains or losses.


Performance

Cumulative total return excludes sales charges. Average annual total returns and value of $10,000 investment include maximum sales charges. Class A: 2.25% maximum initial sales charge; Advisor Class: no sales charges.


Performance data represent past performance, which does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. Current performance may differ from figures shown. For most recent month-end performance, go to franklintempleton.com or call (800) 342-5236.

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Performance Summary (continued)

Total Return Index Comparison for a Hypothetical $10,000 Investment

Total return represents the change in value of an investment over the periods shown. It includes any applicable maximum sales charge, Fund expenses, account fees and reinvested distributions. The unmanaged index includes reinvestment of any income or distributions. It differs from the Fund in composition and does not pay management fees or expenses. One cannot invest directly in an index.





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Performance Summary (continued)

Endnotes

Special risks are associated with foreign investing, including economic instability and political developments. The Fund’s assets are largely invested in foreign currencies, and therefore involve potential for significant gain or loss from currency exchange rate fluctuations. The Fund does not seek to maintain a stable net asset value and should not be considered a substitute for a U.S. dollar money market fund. The Fund is also nondiversified, which involves the risk of greater price fluctuation than a more diversified portfolio. The Fund’s prospectus also includes a description of the main investment risks.

Advisor Class: Shares are available to certain eligible investors as described in the prospectus.

1. Cumulative total return represents the change in value of an investment over the periods indicated.

2. Average annual total return represents the average annual change in value of an investment over the periods indicated. 3. These figures represent the value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund over the periods indicated.

4. In accordance with SEC rules, we provide standardized average annual total return information through the latest calendar quarter.

5. The 30-day standardized yield for the 30 days ended 10/31/10 reflects an estimated yield to maturity (assuming all portfolio securities are held to maturity). It should be regarded as an estimate of the Fund’s rate of investment income, and it may not equal the Fund’s actual income distribution rate (which reflects the Fund’s past dividends paid to shareholders) or the income reported in the Fund’s financial statements.

6. Figures are as stated in the Fund’s prospectus current as of the date of this report. In periods of market volatility, assets may decline significantly, causing total annual Fund operating expenses to become higher than the figures shown.

7. Source: J.P. Morgan. The JPM 3 Month Global Cash Index tracks total returns of 3-month constant maturity euro-currency deposits, the only short-term securities consistent across all markets in terms of liquidity, maturity and credit quality.

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Your Fund’s Expenses

As a Fund shareholder, you can incur two types of costs:

  • Transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on Fund purchases; and

  • Ongoing Fund costs, including management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. All mutual funds have ongoing costs, sometimes referred to as operating expenses.

The following table shows ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and can help you understand these costs and compare them with those of other mutual funds. The table assumes a $1,000 investment held for the six months indicated.

Actual Fund Expenses

The first line (Actual) for each share class listed in the table provides actual account values and expenses. The “Ending Account Value” is derived from the Fund’s actual return, which includes the effect of Fund expenses.

You can estimate the expenses you paid during the period by following these steps. Of course, your account value and expenses will differ from those in this illustration:

1.     

Divide your account value by $1,000.

 

If an account had an $8,600 value, then $8,600 ÷ $1,000 = 8.6.

2.     

Multiply the result by the number under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

 

If Expenses Paid During Period were $7.50, then 8.6 x $7.50 = $64.50.

In this illustration, the estimated expenses paid this period are $64.50.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison with Other Funds

Information in the second line (Hypothetical) for each class in the table can help you compare ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with those of other mutual funds. This information may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid during the period. The hypothetical “Ending Account Value” is based on the actual expense ratio for each class and an assumed 5% annual rate of return before expenses, which does not represent the Fund’s actual return. The figure under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” shows the hypothetical expenses your account would have incurred under this scenario. You can compare this figure with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

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Your Fund’s Expenses (continued)

Please note that expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing costs and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges. Therefore, the second line for each class is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you compare total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if transaction costs were included, your total costs would have been higher. Please refer to the Fund prospectus for additional information on operating expenses.


*Expenses are calculated using the most recent six-month expense ratio, annualized for each class (A: 1.07% and Advisor: 0.78%), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

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Franklin Templeton Global Trust

Notes to Financial Statements

  Franklin Templeton Hard Currency Fund

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Franklin Templeton Global Trust (Trust) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (1940 Act) as an open-end investment company, consisting of one fund, the Franklin Templeton Hard Currency Fund (Fund). The Fund offers two classes of shares: Class A and Advisor Class. Each class of shares differs by its initial sales load, contingent deferred sales charges, distribution fees, voting rights on matters affecting a single class and its exchange privilege.

The following summarizes the Fund’s significant accounting policies.

a. Financial Instrument Valuation

The Fund values its investments in securities and other assets and liabilities carried at fair value daily. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Under procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, the Fund may utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers, and other market sources to determine fair value.

Debt securities generally trade in the over-the-counter market rather than on a securities exchange. The Fund’s pricing services use multiple valuation techniques to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity exists, the pricing services may utilize a market-based approach through which quotes from market makers are used to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity may not exist or is limited, the pricing services also utilize proprietary valuation models which may consider market characteristics such as benchmark yield curves, option-adjusted spreads, credit spreads, estimated default rates, coupon rates, anticipated timing of principal repayments, underlying collateral, and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows, which are then discounted to calculate the fair value. Securities denominated in a foreign currency are converted into their U.S. dollar equivalent at the foreign exchange rate in effect at the close of the NYSE on the date that the values of the foreign debt securities are determined. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at the closing net asset value.

Certain derivative financial instruments trade in the over-the-counter market. The Fund’s pricing services use various techniques including industry standard option pricing models and proprietary discounted cash flow models to determine the fair value of those instruments. The Fund’s net benefit or obligation under the derivative contract, as measured by the fair market value of the contract, is included in net assets.

The Fund has procedures to determine the fair value of securities and other financial instruments for which market prices are not readily available or which may not be reliably priced. Under these procedures, the Fund primarily employs a market-based approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values,

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Franklin Templeton Hard Currency Fund

1.     

ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

a.     

Financial Instrument Valuation (continued)

and other relevant information for the investment to determine the fair value of the investment. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market existed.

Trading in securities on foreign exchanges and over-the-counter markets may be completed before the daily close of business on the NYSE. Occasionally, events occur between the time at which trading in a foreign security is completed and the close of the NYSE that might call into question the reliability of the value of a portfolio security held by the Fund. As a result, differences may arise between the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities as determined at the foreign market close and the latest indications of value at the close of the NYSE. In order to minimize the potential for these differences, the investment manager monitors price movements following the close of trading in foreign stock markets through a series of country specific market proxies (such as baskets of American Depository Receipts, futures contracts and exchange traded funds). These price movements are measured against established trigger thresholds for each specific market proxy to assist in determining if an event has occurred that may call into question the reliability of the values of the foreign securities held by the Fund. If such an event occurs, the securities may be valued using fair value procedures, which may include the use of independent pricing services.

b. Foreign Currency Translation

Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate of such currencies against U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. The Fund may enter into foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions denominated in a foreign currency. Purchases and sales of securities, income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date. Portfolio securities and assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies contain risks that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Occasionally, events may impact the availability or reliability of foreign exchange rates used to convert the U.S. dollar equivalent value. If such an event occurs, the foreign exchange rate will be valued at fair value using procedures established and approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on securities held. Such changes are included in net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments on the Statement of Operations.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

  Franklin Templeton Hard Currency Fund

1.     

ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

b.     

Foreign Currency Translation (continued)

Realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the recorded amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in foreign exchange rates on foreign denominated assets and liabilities other than investments in securities held at the end of the reporting period.

c. Derivative Financial Instruments

The Fund invests in derivative financial instruments (derivatives) in order to manage risk or gain exposure to various other investments or markets. Derivatives are financial contracts based on an underlying or notional amount, require no initial investment or an initial net investment that is smaller than would normally be required to have a similar response to changes in market factors, and require or permit net settlement. Derivatives may contain various risks including the potential inability of the counterparty to fulfill their obligations under the terms of the contract, the potential for an illiquid secondary market, unfavorable movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar, and the potential for market movements which expose the Fund to gains or losses in excess of the amounts shown on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized gain and loss and unrealized appreciation and depreciation on these contracts for the period are included in the Statement of Operations.

The Fund enters into forward exchange contracts primarily to manage and/or gain exposure to certain foreign currencies. A forward exchange contract is an agreement between the Fund and a counterparty to buy or sell a foreign currency for a specific exchange rate on a future date. Pursuant to the terms of the forward exchange contracts, cash or securities may be required to be deposited as collateral. Unrestricted cash may be invested according to the Fund’s investment objectives.

See Note 9 regarding other derivative information.

d. Income Taxes

It is the Fund’s policy to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute to shareholders substantially all of its taxable income and net realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. federal income taxes is required. The Fund files U.S. income tax returns as well as tax returns in certain other jurisdictions. The Fund recognizes in its financial statements the effects including penalties and interest, if any, of a tax position taken on a tax return (or expected to be taken) when it’s more likely than not (a greater than 50% probability), based on the technical merits, that the tax position will be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities. As of October 31, 2010, and for all open tax years, the Fund has determined that

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Franklin Templeton Hard Currency Fund

1.     

ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

d.     

Income Taxes (continued)

no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. Open tax years are those that remain subject to examination and are based on each tax jurisdiction statute of limitation. The Fund is not aware of any tax position for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax effects will significantly change in the next twelve months.

e. Security Transactions, Investment Income, Expenses and Distributions

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined on a specific identification basis. Interest income and estimated expenses are accrued daily. Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities are included in interest income. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined according to income tax regulations (tax basis). Distributable earnings determined on a tax basis may differ from earnings recorded in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary differences are not reclassified, as they may reverse in subsequent periods.

Realized and unrealized gains and losses and net investment income, not including class specific expenses, are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class. Differences in per share distributions, by class, are generally due to differences in class specific expenses.

f. Accounting Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

g. Guarantees and Indemnifications

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified by the Trust against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. Currently, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Franklin Templeton Hard Currency Fund

5. INCOME TAXES (continued)

During the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund utilized $177,149 of capital loss carryforwards.

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended October 31, 2010 and 2009, was as follows:


At October 31, 2010, the cost of investments, net unrealized appreciation (depreciation), and undistributed ordinary income for income tax purposes were as follows:


Net investment income differs for financial statement and tax purposes primarily due to differing treatments of foreign currency transactions, bond discounts and premiums, non-deductible expenses, and tax straddles.

Net realized gains (losses) differ for financial statement and tax purposes primarily due to differing treatments of foreign currency transactions, and bond discounts and premiums.

6. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

There were no purchases or sales of investments (other than short term securities) for the year ended October 31, 2010.

7. INVESTMENTS IN INSTITUTIONAL FIDUCIARY TRUST MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO

The Fund may invest in the Institutional Fiduciary Trust Money Market Portfolio (Sweep Money Fund), an open-end investment company managed by Advisers. Management fees paid by the Fund are reduced on assets invested in the Sweep Money Fund, in an amount not to exceed the management and administrative fees paid by the Sweep Money Fund.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Franklin Templeton Hard Currency Fund

8. CONCENTRATION OF RISK

Investing in foreign securities may include certain risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. securities, such as fluctuating currency values and changing local and regional economic, political and social conditions, which may result in greater market volatility. In addition, certain foreign securities may not be as liquid as U.S. securities.

9. OTHER DERIVATIVE INFORMATION

At October 31, 2010, the Fund has invested in derivative contracts which are reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as follows:


For the period ended October 31, 2010, the effect of derivative contracts on the Fund’s Statement of Operations was as follows:


aRepresents the average notional amount for other derivative contracts outstanding during the year. For derivative contracts denominated in foreign currencies, notional amounts are converted into U.S. dollars.

See Note 1(c) regarding derivative financial instruments.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Franklin Templeton Hard Currency Fund

10. CREDIT FACILITY

The Fund, together with other U.S. registered and foreign investment funds (collectively “Borrowers”), managed by Franklin Templeton Investments, are borrowers in a joint syndicated senior unsecured credit facility totaling $750 million (Global Credit Facility) which matures on January 21, 2011. This Global Credit Facility provides a source of funds to the Borrowers for temporary and emergency purposes, including the ability to meet future unanticipated or unusually large redemption requests.

Under the terms of the Global Credit Facility, the Fund shall, in addition to interest charged on any borrowings made by the Fund and other costs incurred by the Fund, pay its share of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the implementation and maintenance of the Global Credit Facility, based upon its relative share of the aggregate net assets of all of the Borrowers, including an annual commitment fee of 0.10% based upon the unused portion of the Global Credit Facility, which is reflected in other expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund did not use the Global Credit Facility.

11. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Fund follows a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and the Fund’s own market assumptions (unobservable inputs). These inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments and are summarized in the following fair value hierarchy:

  • Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

  • Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speed, credit risk, etc.)

  • Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

For movements between the levels within the fair value hierarchy, the Fund has adopted a policy of recognizing the transfers as of the date of the underlying event which caused the movement.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

  Franklin Templeton Hard Currency Fund

11. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2010, in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities carried at fair value:


12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Fund has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of the financial statements and determined that no events have occurred that require disclosure.


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Franklin Templeton Global Trust

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Franklin Templeton Hard Currency Fund

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the statement of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Franklin Templeton Hard Currency Fund (the “Fund”) at October 31, 2010, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Francisco, California
December 17, 2010

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Franklin Templeton Global Trust

Shareholder Information

Franklin Templeton Hard Currency Fund

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

The Trust’s investment manager has established Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures (Policies) that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities. Shareholders may view the Trust’s complete Policies online at franklintempleton.com. Alternatively, shareholders may request copies of the Policies free of charge by calling the Proxy Group collect at (954) 527-7678 or by sending a written request to: Franklin Templeton Companies, LLC, 500 East Broward Boulevard, Suite 1500, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394, Attention: Proxy Group. Copies of the Trust’s proxy voting records are also made available online at franklintempleton.com and posted on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov and reflect the most recent 12-month period ended June 30.

Quarterly Statement of Investments

The Trust files a complete statement of investments with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters for each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Shareholders may view the filed Form N-Q by visiting the Commission’s website at sec.gov. The filed form may also be viewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operations of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330.

Householding of Reports and Prospectuses

You will receive the Fund’s financial reports every six months as well as an annual updated summary prospectus (prospectus available upon request). To reduce Fund expenses, we try to identify related shareholders in a household and send only one copy of the financial reports and summary prospectus. This process, called “householding,” will continue indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you prefer not to have these documents householded, please call us at (800) 632-2301. At any time you may view current prospectuses/summary prospectuses and financial reports on our website. If you choose, you may receive these documents through electronic delivery.

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

(a) The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officers and principal financial and accounting officer. 

 

(c) N/A

 

(d) N/A

 

(f) Pursuant to Item 12(a)(1), the Registrant is attaching as an exhibit a copy of its code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officers and principal financial and accounting officer.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

(a)(1) The Registrant has an audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee.

 

(2) The audit committee financial expert is John B. Wilson and he is "independent" as defined under the relevant Securities and Exchange Commission Rules and Releases.

 

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services. 

 

(a)  Audit Fees

The aggregate fees paid to the principal accountant for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or for services that are normally provided by the principal accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $42,221 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010 and $46,751 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009.

 

(b)  Audit-Related Fees

There were no fees paid to the principal accountant for assurance and related services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant's financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of Item 4.

 

There were no fees paid to the principal accountant for assurance and related services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant's investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of their financial statements. 

 

(c)  Tax Fees

There were no fees paid to the principal accountant for professional services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

 

The aggregate fees paid to the principal accountant for professional services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning were $35,000 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010 and $2,000 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009. The services for which these fees were paid included technical tax consultation for capital gain tax reporting to foreign governments and derivative instruments.


 

 

(d)  All Other Fees

The aggregate fees paid to the principal accountant for products and services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant not reported in paragraphs (a)-(c) of Item 4 were $128 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010 and $0 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009.  The services for which these fees were paid include review of materials provided to the fund Board in connection with the investment management contract renewal process.

 

The aggregate fees paid to the principal accountant for products and services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant not reported in paragraphs (a)-(c) of Item 4 were $144,672 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010 and $0 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009.  The services for which these fees were paid include review of materials provided to the fund Board in connection with the investment management contract renewal process.

 

 (e) (1) The registrant’s audit committee is directly responsible for approving the services to be provided by the auditors, including:

 

      (i)   pre-approval of all audit and audit related services;

 

      (ii)  pre-approval of all non-audit related services to be provided to the Fund by the auditors;

 

      (iii) pre-approval of all non-audit related services to be provided to the registrant by the auditors to the registrant’s investment adviser or to any entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the registrant’s investment adviser and that provides ongoing services to the registrant where the non-audit services relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant; and

 

      (iv)  establishment by the audit committee, if deemed necessary or appropriate, as an alternative to committee pre-approval of services to be provided by the auditors, as required by paragraphs (ii) and (iii) above, of policies and procedures to permit such services to be pre-approved by other means, such as through establishment of guidelines or by action of a designated member or members of the committee; provided the policies and procedures are detailed as to the particular service and the committee is informed of each service and such policies and procedures do not include delegation of audit committee responsibilities, as contemplated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, to management; subject, in the case of (ii) through (iv), to any waivers, exceptions or exemptions that may be available under applicable law or rules.

 


 

(e) (2) None of the services provided to the registrant described in paragraphs (b)-(d) of Item 4 were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of regulation S-X.

 

(f) No disclosures are required by this Item 4(f).

 

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees paid to the principal accountant for services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant and the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant were $179,800 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010 and $2,000 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009.

 

(h) The registrant’s audit committee of the board has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

 

Item 5.  Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. N/A

 

 

Item 6.  Schedule of Investments. N/A

 

Item 7.  Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. N/A

 

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies. N/A

 

 

Item 9.  Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers. N/A

 

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

There have been no changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant's Board of Trustees that would require disclosure herein.

 

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)  Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.  The Registrant maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Registrant’s filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Such information is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  The Registrant’s management, including the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer, recognizes that any set of controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.


 

 

Within 90 days prior to the filing date of this Shareholder Report on Form N-CSR, the Registrant had carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Registrant’s management, including the Registrant’s principal executive officer and the Registrant’s principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures.  Based on such evaluation, the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

 

(b)  Changes in Internal Controls.  There have been no significant changes in the Registrant’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect the internal controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation in connection with the preparation of this Shareholder Report on Form N-CSR.

 

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

(a) (1) Code of Ethics

 

(a) (2) Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of Laura F. Fergerson, Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration, and Gaston Gardey, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer

 

(b)   Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of Laura F. Fergerson, Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration, and Gaston Gardey, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

FRANKLIN TEMPLETON GLOBAL TRUST

 

 

 

By /s/ LAURA F. FERGERSON                

      Laura F. Fergerson

      Chief Executive Officer –

      Finance and Administration

Date  December 28, 2010

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

 

By /s/ LAURA F. FERGERSON                 

      Laura F. Fergerson

      Chief Executive Officer –

      Finance and Administration

Date  December 28, 2010

 

 

 

By /s/ GASTON GARDEY                      

      Gaston Gardey

      Chief Financial Officer and

      Chief Accounting Officer

Date  December 28, 2010