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Franklin Templeton

Est. 1947
5,001-10,000 employees Financial Services

About 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

Earthquakes Compound Venezuela's Hardship
  • 19 hours ago

Western Asset: Two major earthquakes in Venezuela have caused widespread destruction and uncertainty, complicating the country's economic recovery, debt restructuring and energy outlook.

Latin America—Back on the radar
  • 25 Jun 2026

Western Asset: Recent conservative election wins in Colombia and other countries, along with Brazil’s pivotal upcoming vote, are drawing renewed investor interest to the region and signaling a pote...

EM backdrop supportive, but no clear inflection point
  • 24 Jun 2026

Western Asset: Emerging markets are benefiting from improved investor sentiment and lower oil prices amid geopolitical shifts, while persistent inflation risks and slow real economic recovery under...

Building into the Future: The Case for US Industrial Development
  • 22 Jun 2026

Clarion Partners: The convergence of long-term structural drivers and emerging cyclical tailwinds suggests the industrial sector may be approaching an inflection point, with conditions increasingly...

US-Iran update: Geography still matters
  • 21 Jun 2026

Thoughts from Western Asset on the closing of the Straight of Hormuz (again).

EM debt—what reserve managers should keep in mind
  • 18 Jun 2026

Western Asset: Reserve managers' decisions on EM debt go beyond investment potential—they must also weigh considerations such as governance, resources and liquidity.

June FOMC recap—It’s task force time
  • 18 Jun 2026

With new Chair Kevin Warsh at the helm, the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at its June meeting. Western Asset offers its analysis of the meeting and the implications for investors.

On My Mind: The Warsh Fed—Return to Orthodoxy
  • 18 Jun 2026

Kevin Warsh came out as a hawk during his first press conference as Federal Reserve (Fed) chair. Franklin Templeton Fixed Income CIO Sonal Desai believes that he may be the most hawkish chair since...

Navigating disruption via infrastructure and value
  • 17 Jun 2026

ClearBridge Investments: Shane Hurst and Grace Su weigh in on how global infrastructure companies as well as value stocks with improving fundamentals help navigate a world marked by disruption from...