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Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN) reported preliminary month-end AUM of $1.658 trillion at September 30, 2025, up from $1.645 trillion at August 31, 2025. September reflected positive markets and preliminary long-term net outflows of $11 billion (including $13 billion at Western Asset Management). For the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2025, preliminary long-term net outflows were $12 billion (including $23 billion at Western). On Oct. 1, 2025, Franklin Templeton completed the acquisition of Apera Asset Management, which had €5 billion AUM as of Sept. 30, 2025.
Franklin Templeton (NYSE:BEN) has completed the acquisition of Apera Asset Management, a pan‑European private credit firm, effective October 3, 2025.
The deal brings Apera's reported €5 billion AUM (as of September 30, 2025) into Franklin Templeton, increasing the firm's global alternative credit AUM to over $90 billion and its total alternative asset strategies to approximately $270 billion as of September 30, 2025. Apera adds senior secured private capital capabilities across the UK, Germany, France and Luxembourg and complements existing platforms including Benefit Street Partners and Alcentra.
Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN) will release its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2025 operating results on Friday, November 7, 2025 at approximately 8:30 a.m. ET. A written commentary will be posted at the same time on investors.franklinresources.com. A live teleconference with Jenny Johnson (President & CEO) and Matthew Nicholls (EVP, CFO & COO) will follow at 11:00 a.m. ET to answer questions. Access is available via the investor website or by dialing (+1) 877-407-0989 (North America) or (+1) 201-389-0921 (other locations). A replay will be available after 2:00 p.m. ET on November 7, 2025 through November 14, 2025 by phone (access code 13756384) or via the investor website. Analysts and investors should review SEC filings and may contact investorrelations@franklintempleton.com for clarifications.
Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund (NYSE: WIW) has announced its distribution details for September 30, 2025. The Fund declared a monthly distribution of $0.0625 per share, with 45.45% sourced from net investment income and 54.55% from return of capital.
For the fiscal year-to-date ending August 31, 2025, the Fund has distributed $0.5565 per share, with 51.39% from net investment income and 48.61% from return of capital. The Fund's performance metrics show a 5-year average annual total return of 1.18% and an annualized distribution rate of 7.66% as of August 31, 2025.
Franklin Templeton (NYSE:BEN) has expanded its Canvas platform by introducing tax aware long-short strategies, starting with a U.S. Large Cap 130/30 structure. The enhancement aims to provide advisors with additional tools for personalized, tax-managed investing while targeting improved pre- and after-tax returns.
The platform combines long and short positions with leverage to potentially generate excess returns and enhance tax benefits through increased loss harvesting compared to traditional long-only direct indexing. Canvas currently manages $13.8 billion in assets, contributing to Franklin Templeton's total $155 billion in SMA assets under management as of June 30, 2025.
The expansion represents a natural evolution in direct indexing, offering solutions for diversifying concentrated stock positions, preparing for liquidity events, and unlocking tax-locked portfolios.Franklin Templeton (NYSE:BEN) subsidiary Fiduciary Trust International has appointed Marc Balcer as senior portfolio manager at its Radnor, PA office. Balcer, who joins from Girard where he served as director of investment strategy, brings significant experience in managing portfolios for high-net-worth and institutional clients.
A CFA® and CFP® charterholder, Balcer's background includes co-founding Bluefin Investment Management and roles at Redstone Investment Management and Morgan Stanley. He holds a master's degree in nonprofit leadership from the University of Pennsylvania and brings a unique perspective from his experience in education and leadership development.
Franklin Templeton (NYSE:BEN) has announced the liquidation of its Putnam BioRevolution™ ETF (SYNB). The fund will cease accepting creation unit orders after October 24, 2025, and redemption orders after November 13, 2025.
Trading on NYSE Arca will be suspended before market open on November 14, 2025. The final liquidation is scheduled for November 21, 2025, when remaining shareholders will receive pro rata cash distributions after all fund obligations are met.
Franklin Templeton (NYSE:BEN) has announced a strategic partnership with three leading infrastructure investment firms: Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), DigitalBridge, and Actis to expand private infrastructure investment solutions for individual investors.
The partnership combines Franklin Templeton's $1.6 trillion AUM with DigitalBridge ($106B AUM), CIP ($37B AUM), and Actis ($16B AUM) to target opportunities in energy security, electrification, and digitalization. The initiative aims to capitalize on global infrastructure needs expected to exceed $94 trillion by 2040, representing a $15 trillion opportunity for private investors.
The collaboration will focus on high-growth sectors including data centers, renewable energy, fiber networks, towers, and digital infrastructure, aiming to provide stable, inflation-linked cash flows for private wealth clients.
Franklin Templeton Fund Adviser (NYSE:BEN) has declared monthly distributions for two closed-end funds - Western Asset Inflation-Linked Income Fund (WIA) and Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund (WIW) - for September, October, and November 2025.
WIA will distribute $0.0520 per share monthly, while WIW will distribute $0.0625 per share monthly. The distributions are part of the funds' managed distribution policy, which aims to maintain consistent distribution levels from income and capital gains. For the fiscal year-to-date, WIA's distributions comprise 54.03% income and 45.97% return of capital, while WIW's comprise 45.90% income and 54.10% return of capital.
Franklin Templeton (NYSE:BEN), a global investment firm with $1.6 trillion in assets under management, has announced a strategic partnership with Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume. The collaboration aims to develop digital asset initiatives and blockchain-based solutions.
The partnership will combine Franklin Templeton's expertise in securities tokenization and their Benji Technology Platform with Binance's global trading infrastructure. The initiative focuses on creating innovative investment products that merge traditional finance with decentralized markets, aiming to improve settlement efficiency and yield generation opportunities.
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