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Franklin Resources, Inc. reports developments for Franklin Templeton, a global investment manager serving individual, institutional and wealth clients across public and private markets. News commonly covers assets under management, net flows, earnings, operating results and asset-class activity across equity, fixed income, alternatives, multi-asset and cash management strategies.
Company updates also include product and platform initiatives such as model portfolios, separately managed account-style solutions and private-market access, as well as developments at subsidiaries including Western Asset Management and Fiduciary Trust International. Other recurring themes include global distribution, wealth management expansion, client group leadership and capital actions tied to the company’s NYSE-listed common stock.
Franklin Templeton (NYSE:BEN) launched the Franklin BSP CLO ETF (YCLO), an actively managed ETF investing predominantly in investment grade CLO debt tranches across U.S. and European markets. The fund seeks capital preservation and current income.
YCLO is sub-advised by Benefit Street Partners, which manages over $9 billion in structured credit AUM, and represents BSP’s first ETF, expanding Franklin Templeton’s ETF platform into CLOs.
Fiduciary Trust International (NYSE:BEN), a Franklin Templeton subsidiary, appointed Harrison Laing as a New York-based wealth director. He previously held roles at Bessemer Trust, Bank of America, and Merrill Lynch. The firm highlights his focus on high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients and ongoing expansion of its New York team.
Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN) reported preliminary assets under management of $1.78 trillion at May 31, 2026, up from $1.75 trillion at April 30, 2026. The increase reflected positive markets and $4 billion of long-term net inflows.
Equity AUM was $751.5 billion, fixed income $440.7 billion, alternative $289.5 billion and multi-asset $219.1 billion, all above April levels. Cash management AUM was $78.8 billion. Western Asset Management AUM was $216 billion, with $1 billion of long-term net inflows and $2 billion of cash management net outflows.
Franklin Templeton (NYSE:BEN) and MoonPay formed a strategic partnership to expand institutional access to tokenized money market funds and supported stablecoins via a fully onchain execution experience.
The integration links Franklin Templeton’s Benji Technology Platform with MoonPay Trade, adds BENJI to MoonPay Trade, and lays groundwork for broader collaboration in onchain capital markets.
Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.33 per share. The dividend is payable on July 10, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 29, 2026. This amount matches the prior quarter and is 3.1% higher year over year.
Franklin Templeton (NYSE:BEN) and Ritholtz Wealth Management launched Porterhouse, an equity SMA strategy for Ritholtz clients. Powered by Franklin Templeton’s Canvas platform, Porterhouse uses quantitative screens on momentum, earnings and cash flows to target large-cap market leaders from the top 50% of the Russell 1000 Index.
The portfolio is rebuilt monthly, allowing the buy list to expand or contract based on available opportunities. Porterhouse is designed to complement Ritholtz core allocation models and will be available to qualified clients starting June 1.
Franklin Templeton (NYSE:BEN) launched Private Markets Model Portfolios in collaboration with Corastone, a digital infrastructure and permissioned blockchain platform for private investments.
The SMA-style, single-ticket structure aims to streamline advisor access to diversified private markets, lowering per-fund minimums and enhancing transparency, rebalancing, and operational efficiency.
Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN) reported preliminary month-end AUM of $1.7445 trillion at April 30, 2026, up from $1.6821 trillion at March 31, 2026. The increase reflected market appreciation and $4 billion of preliminary long-term net inflows, inclusive of $1 billion of long-term net outflows at Western Asset Management.
By asset class, equity AUM is $724.0 billion and long-term AUM is $1,664.6 billion; Western Asset preliminary AUM declined to $216 billion and cash management recorded $9 billion of net outflows.
Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN) reported net income attributable of $268.2M ($0.49 diluted EPS) for Q2 ended March 31, 2026, versus $151.4M ($0.26) year-ago. Operating income was $323.3M; adjusted net income was $384.5M and adjusted diluted EPS $0.71. Ending AUM: $1,682.1B; long-term net inflows: $16.9B. Company repurchased 2.3M shares for $57.1M and declared dividends of $0.33 per share.
Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund (NYSE: WIW) announced an update to its portfolio management team effective May 1, 2026. The named managers are Michael Buchanan, Amit Chopra, Frederick Marki, Nicholas Mastroianni, Mark Lindbloom and Rafael Zielonka. Frederick Marki will leave the team effective December 31, 2026. The release notes informational disclaimers about risks, share price fluctuation, discounts to NAV, and provides investor contact details and the fund website for more information.