A Chicago firm you have probably never heard of holds a staggering multiple of XRP ETF shares compared to Morgan Stanley, but the real story is buried in what that number actually reveals about institutional crypto positioning right now.

Franklin Templeton, a global investment leader, today announced the successful closing of Franklin Templeton Structured Solutions 2026, L.P., its first Collater

Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) by 37.3% during the undefined quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,964,424 shares of the closed-end fund's stock after acquiring an additional

Can BEN sustain AUM growth as diversification, strong inflows and digital-asset expansion drive its record $1.79 trillion AUM as of June 30, 2026? Let us discuss.

CNC and BEN have surged 61.7% and 40.3%, respectively, year to date, while disciplined execution and attractive valuations support their outlook.

I rated Franklin Resources, Inc. a Hold at $25 last July and got it wrong: the diversification effort produced margin expansion, not just slower outflows. Private markets money comes in at 65 basis points against 37.9 firm-wide, which is why the blended fee rate hasn't fallen even though mutual fund fees have for years. Franklin sells mostly through advisors and platforms. ETFs, retail SMAs and Canvas serve to keep assets in-house when an advisor changes wrappers. Equity flows turned positive at $2B this quarter.

Amundi trimmed its position in Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) by 84.1% during the undefined quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 99,372 shares of the closed-end fund's stock after selling 526,765 shares during the quarter. Amundi's holdings in

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Franklin Resources, Inc. (“Franklin Templeton”) (NYSE: BEN) today announced the pricing of its underwritten public offering of $750 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.500% Notes due 2036 (the “Notes”) at an issue price of 99.137%. The offering is expected to close on August 10, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. BofA Securities, Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC are acting as bookrunners and representatives.

Franklin Resources (BEN) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).

Franklin Templeton, a global investment leader, today announced the continued expansion of its Global Client Group leadership team with the appointments of Eliz