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Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN), whose subsidiaries operate as Franklin Templeton, generates a steady flow of news across public and private markets, making its BEN news feed relevant for investors, advisors, and market observers. As a global investment management organization serving clients in over 150 countries, Franklin Templeton issues updates on assets under management, product launches, private markets insights, and strategic initiatives across its specialist investment managers.
News for BEN commonly includes monthly and quarterly reports on preliminary assets under management, detailing allocations across equity, fixed income, alternatives, multi-asset strategies, and cash management. The company also announces earnings release dates, teleconferences with senior executives, and commentary on financial results, providing context on business performance and flows across its platforms.
Franklin Templeton’s communications highlight developments in areas such as digital assets and tokenized finance, including tokenized money market funds, blockchain-enabled distribution share classes, and partnerships like the State of Wyoming’s Frontier Stable Token ($FRNT) reserves mandate. Updates from affiliates such as Western Asset Management, Benefit Street Partners, and Lexington Partners cover topics like institutional money market fund enhancements, private credit and real estate debt fundraising, and secondary private equity activity.
Investors following BEN news can also track corporate actions and governance items disclosed through press releases and related filings, such as dividend announcements, share repurchase authorizations, and information about the company’s multi-year strategic plan. For those monitoring trends in private markets, digital asset innovation, and global asset management, the BEN news stream offers a consolidated view of Franklin Resources’ latest announcements and perspectives.
Lexington Partners (NYSE:BEN) promoted three investment professionals to Partner, effective January 1, 2026. The new partners—Peter Grape (Boston, joined 2013), Simon Oak (New York, rejoined 2010) and Michael Skelly (New York, joined 2010)—are members of the Secondary team focused on origination, evaluation and execution of secondary opportunities, including partnership and GP-led transactions.
The promotions expand the Partner group to 28 members. On average, Partners have 20 years of private equity experience. Lexington has more than 200 professionals, including 89 investment professionals, across nine global offices, and the firm said the moves reflect its emphasis on developing talent internally.
Franklin Templeton (NYSE:BEN) updated two Western Asset institutional money market funds to support tokenized finance and GENIUS Act compliance. The Western Asset Institutional Treasury Obligations Fund (LUIXX) now invests exclusively in U.S. Treasuries with maturities of 93 days or less to align with the GENIUS Act stablecoin reserve rules. The Western Asset Institutional Treasury Reserves Fund introduced a Digital Institutional share class (DIGXX) for distribution via blockchain-enabled intermediaries, enabling on-chain recording, faster settlement, and 24/7 transactions while remaining an SEC-registered Rule 2a-7 money market fund. The moves target stablecoin reserve management and blockchain distribution as institutional demand for tokenized, regulated liquidity grows.
Benefit Street Partners (NYSE:BEN) closed BSP Real Estate Opportunistic Debt Fund II with $10 billion of investable capital, inclusive of related vehicles and anticipated leverage, supported by $3 billion of equity commitments. The fund targets senior and junior U.S. commercial real estate debt with emphasis on the multifamily sector and middle‑market, transitional, and distressed assets. BSP originated nearly $9 billion of real estate investments in 2025 and its platform has originated over $30 billion since 2013, with ~300 dedicated U.S. real estate professionals.
Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) will release its first quarter operating results on January 30, 2026 at approximately 8:30 a.m. ET. A written commentary will be posted at approximately the same time on the company investor website.
A live teleconference with CEO Jenny Johnson, Co-President Daniel Gamba, and Co-President/CFO Matthew Nicholls will be held on January 30, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. ET. Access and replays are available via investors.franklinresources.com and by phone using the provided dial-in numbers and replay access code through February 6, 2026. Analysts and investors are invited to review recent SEC filings and contact Investor Relations for questions before the call.
Wyoming launched $FRNT (Frontier Stable Token) on January 7, 2026 as the first state-issued stable token in the U.S.
Franklin Templeton will manage reserves and Fiduciary Trust Company International will custody assets; Franklin Templeton is described as having $1.6 trillion AUM. Reserves are held in trust by the State of Wyoming and invested exclusively in U.S. dollars and short-duration U.S. Treasuries.
$FRNT uses LayerZero and Fireblocks for infrastructure and is available on Kraken (Solana) and Rain (Avalanche) for public purchase, offering instant settlement and low transaction costs.
Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN) reported preliminary month-end assets under management of $1.682 trillion at December 31, 2025, up from $1.675 trillion at November 30, 2025.
December monthly change reflected $28 billion of preliminary long-term net inflows (including $26 billion of reinvested distributions) and $1 billion of long-term net outflows at Western Asset Management; excluding Western, long-term net inflows were $29 billion. For the quarter, preliminary long-term net inflows were $27 billion (or $34 billion excluding Western) and preliminary average AUM for the quarter was $1.67 trillion.
- By asset class: Equity $696.7B, Fixed Income $437.0B, Alternative $272.0B, Multi-Asset $200.0B, Cash Management $76.5B.
Franklin Templeton (NYSE:BEN) on January 6, 2026 published its 2026 Private Markets Outlook outlining priority opportunities across private equity secondaries, private credit (notably commercial real estate debt and asset-based finance), real estate sectors, and infrastructure.
The firm highlighted growing demand for private market solutions, planned global expansion across EMEA, APAC, LatAm and Canada, and a broader product shelf and distribution to serve clients. Key thematic opportunities cited include secondaries for liquidity and diversification, CRE debt amid a large refinancing backlog, select real estate sectors (multi-family, industrial, necessity retail), and digital and decarbonization infrastructure.
Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund (NYSE: WIW) provided its estimated distribution sources for the December 31, 2025 monthly payment and fiscal year-to-date through November 30, 2025. The December monthly distribution is $0.0625 per share and is estimated to be 100% from net investment income. Fiscal YTD distributions total $0.7440 per share, of which $0.3964 (53.28%) is net investment income and $0.3476 (46.72%) is estimated return of capital. Key rates: Average annual NAV total return 1.06%, Annualized distribution rate 7.70%, and Cumulative total return 7.63% as of 11/30/2025.
Amounts are estimates for informational purposes only; final tax reporting will appear on Form 1099-DIV.
Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.33 per share payable on January 9, 2026 to holders of record at the close of business on December 30, 2025. The dividend represents a 3.1% increase versus the prior quarter and the same quarter last year. The company has increased its dividend annually since 1981.
In addition, the Board authorized repurchases of up to an additional 20.8 million shares, bringing the total repurchase authorization to 40.0 million shares. Approximately 19.2 million shares remained available as of November 30, 2025. Repurchases may occur in open market or private transactions, have no expiration date, and repurchased shares will be retired.
Lexington Partners (NYSE:BEN) announced on December 16, 2025 the opening of a new office in Abu Dhabi, expanding its global footprint to nine offices across four continents. The move reinforces a 25-year presence in the Middle East and aims to enhance service to institutional investors and provide liquidity solutions for regional allocators to private investments.
Doug Bourne, managing director in investor relations, will lead the Abu Dhabi office after 15 years working in the region. Thomas Dunn, director on the secondary investment team, has relocated from London to support local investment capabilities, joined by additional Abu Dhabi professionals.
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