Mobius was executive chairman of Templeton Emerging Markets Group, having joined Templeton in 1987. At Templeton, he established and directed the research team based in 18 global emerging markets offices and managed more than $50 billion in emerging markets portfolios. In 2015, after leading the company for over a quarter of a century, Mark Mobius decided to step down as the lead manager of the Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEMIT) and handed over control of the fund to Carlos Hardenberg. In 2018, Franklin Templeton announced Mobius' retirement from Franklin Templeton effective January 31, 2018. In March 2018, Mobius launched Mobius Capital Partners together with his former Templeton colleagues Carlos von Hardenberg and Greg Konieczny. The emerging and frontier markets asset manager is focused on a single long-only strategy based on actively partnering with portfolio companies to improve their corporate governance and to deliver a clear ESG pathway.