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Franklin Templeton

since 1947
  • 5,001-10,000 employees
  • Financial Services

Franklin Templeton

The Power of Partnership 

We drive client success through an unwavering focus on investment excellence delivered on a robust global platform. This is backed by investments in cutting edge technology and product innovation. In this way, our clients receive a consistent, coordinated experience and are empowered with an extensive range of specialized capabilities, all delivered through one trusted global partner. 

We’ve broadened our capabilities by attracting leading public and private market investment managers to our firm. We nurture and protect the investment independence of these managers while providing them access to capital, technology, risk management, and sustainability resources.  

Alongside our investment offering, we equip our clients with the tools, services, and knowledge necessary to actively plan for a better future. 

And with a 75+ year tradition of closely held family ownership, we continuously focus on stability, innovation, and long-term value creation. 

Above all else, we always stay true to our commitment to create better financial futures together.

Expertise

Private Markets, Equities, Fixed Income, and Multi-Asset Solutions

Power, conflict and complacency: Why energy markets may be structurally underpricing geopolitical risk
  • 02 Apr 2026

Franklin Equity believes energy is evolving from a cyclical variable into a structural driver of economic outcomes, influencing inflation, growth and investment decisions over a longer horizon.

The opportunity in emerging markets today (Podcast)
  • 02 Apr 2026

On this month's Talking Markets podcast, Brian Freiwald of Putnam Investments joins us to discuss the nature of emerging markets and how their behavior differs from the US equity market. He offers...

Central Bank Watch: On edge—hold, hike or hedge?
  • 01 Apr 2026

Amid heightened geopolitical and energy-driven inflation risks, central banks in North America are expected to stay on hold while those in Europe and Asia are poised to react if pressures persist,...

The “end” of emerging markets narrative—questioned (and answered)
  • 01 Apr 2026

A dispersion-first framework for institutional investors in an Iran-linked energy shock.

Evergreen principles for liquidity sleeve management
  • 31 Mar 2026

Effective liquidity management is crucial for evergreen funds, and this paper delves into the strategic design and dynamic adjusting of liquidity sleeves to balance accessibility of capital and opt...

Quick Thoughts: China leaps forward
  • 30 Mar 2026

With a new Five-Year Plan, China embarks on a post-globalization effort to develop greater self-reliance and diversify its sources of key energy imports, creating implications for investors.

Improving outcomes with private assets in target date funds
  • 26 Mar 2026

A modest allocation to private assets—implemented within a well-designed target-date framework—can potentially improve portfolio efficiency and help retirement savers achieve better outcomes.

Revolution—Not Evolution: Detangling tokenization of RWAs
  • 26 Mar 2026

As crypto regulation evolves and blockchain-integrated technology adoption accelerates, the tokenization of real-world assets is gaining momentum. Sandy Kaul, Head of Innovation at Franklin Templet...

Why infrastructure may hold up amid Middle East inflation pressures
  • 26 Mar 2026

ClearBridge Investments believes infrastructure continues to offer built-in inflation defense, with regulatory frameworks and long-term contracts, supporting cash flows even if valuations face near...