75+
years of asset management experience
For our clients, we are:
Your strategic partners
We believe that success requires more than just expertise – it demands powerful partnerships. As a forward-thinking asset manager, we build dynamic relationships with our clients, understand their goals, and navigate the complexities of the market together. Our team leverages cutting-edge strategies and deep industry insights to unlock opportunities to help grow wealth. With Franklin Templeton by their side, investors don’t prepare for the future - they shape it.
US$1.66tn
total assets under management1
1,600
investment professionals globally2
150+
countries where we serve clients
Your path to growth
Three priorities define our focus: income investing, alternatives and ETFs. In an era of stubborn inflation, shifting interest rates and rapid technological change, these are not just options—they are essentials. Together, they anchor portfolios, open new sources of return and position investors to capture tomorrow’s winners before they become consensus.
Your network of specialists
Through our Specialist Investment Managers (SIMs) — each a recognised expert in its field — we bring you an unrivalled breadth of strategies across traditional and alternative asset classes. From equities and fixed income to private markets, real estate, and hedge funds, we offer you access to a world of opportunities through a single relationship. It’s the power of many, delivered by one trusted partner for what’s ahead.
| Investment Managers* | |
| Franklin Templeton (1947) | Features among the world’s largest asset managers, serving clients in more than 150 countries |
| Alcentra (2002) | Provides a range of European alternative credit strategies |
| Benefit Street Partners (2008) | Alternative credit primarily in direct lending |
| Brandywine Global (1986) | Specializes in long-term value investing across global fixed income and equity markets |
| Clarion Partners (1982) | Offers private real estate strategies across the risk/return spectrum |
| ClearBridge Investments (2005) | Equity manager known for high-active share strategies |
| Lexington Partners (1994) | Secondary private equity and co-investments |
| Putnam Investments (1937) | Pursues stock-driven alpha across equity styles |
| Royce Investment Partners (1972) | Pioneering small-cap investing since 1972 |
| Western Asset (1971) | Leading active manager of global fixed-income solutions |
*Founding years shown in brackets.
Your innovation drivers
We provide access to tools, technologies, and teams through a unified global platform. And we constantly evolve our offering to help our clients pursue better outcomes. Our commitment to emerging data sources, technologies and processes drive value for our clients and help them to ensure that they are well positioned for a constantly shifting landscape.
Your thought leaders
We tap into the expertise of investment professionals around the world to deliver timely and deep insights to help our partners anticipate opportunities and navigate a dynamic investing landscape. Our Franklin Templeton Institute harnesses the best thinking from across our firm to provide insights into key topics impacting investors.
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Sustainable Investing & Stewardship
As part of our fiduciary duty, we believe it is imperative to provide a careful assessment of any and all risks that may impede those goals, including those arising from risks to human capital and natural capital, in addition to financial capital.
Global Inclusion
We believe inclusion transforms the opportunities that exist across our enterprise into better outcomes for our clients, employees, and shareholders.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Being a good corporate citizen is essential to our role in building a better world. It’s also good business. Learn more about our six dimensions of corporate social responsibility.
