Franklin Resources, Inc. [NYSE:BEN] is a global investment management organization with subsidiaries operating as Franklin Templeton and serving clients in over 155 countries. Franklin Templeton’s mission is to help clients achieve better outcomes through investment management expertise, wealth management and technology solutions. Through its specialist investment managers, the company offers specialization on a global scale, bringing extensive capabilities in equity, fixed income, multi-asset solutions and alternatives. With offices in more than 30 countries and approximately 1,300 investment professionals, the California-based company has 75 years of investment experience and approximately $1.4 trillion in assets under management as of December 31, 2022.
Over 50% of Franklin Templeton´s assets under management globally are institutional.
Franklin Templeton has continued to expand its alternative investment capabilities, and the company now has approximately $260 billion in alternative assets under management and is one of the world’s largest alternatives providers. The firm’s alternatives business spans a broad range of strategies, including private real estate (Clarion Partners), U.S. and European alternative credit (Benefit Street Partners and Alcentra), secondary private equity and co-investments (Lexington Partners), venture capital (Franklin Venture Partners), and hedge fund strategies (K2 Advisors).
Since 1996 Franklin Templeton offers investment solutions in Switzerland.
