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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) 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.
Franklin Templeton (BEN) launched the Franklin Small Cap Enhanced ETF (NYSE Arca: FSML) on December 11, 2025. FSML is an actively managed ETF that seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in small-cap equities within the Russell 2000 universe.
The strategy uses a proprietary multi-factor model (quality, value, sentiment, alternative signals) plus a conviction factor derived from four specialist sub-advisors: ClearBridge, Franklin Templeton, Royce, and Putnam. The fund generally rebalances monthly, targets at least 80% of net assets in small-cap equity, and may invest up to 10% in foreign securities.
Fiduciary Trust International (NYSE: BEN) announced that Andres Rodriguez has joined its Coral Gables, FL office as a wealth director effective December 10, 2025.
Rodriguez brings nearly 20 years of private banking experience in U.S. and Latin American markets, previously holding senior roles at Banco Santander Private Bank and Citi Private Bank Latam. He holds an MBA from Florida International University, a BS in business finance, is fluent in English and Spanish, and holds Series 7 and 66 licenses.
The firm highlighted Rodriguez’s expertise in investment strategies, estate planning, lending and regulatory compliance to serve ultra-high-net-worth clients with cross-border needs.
CAIA Association and Franklin Templeton (NYSE:BEN) announced a multi-year strategic partnership on December 9, 2025 to deepen education, community, and standards for alternative investment professionals. The agreement covers stewardship of cohorts through the CAIA Charter and CAIA.nxt, elite sponsorship of global CAIA chapter events, title sponsorship of the Capital Decanted podcast, and co-development of a research report on the Gulf's evolution into a private capital hub.
The partners will also design a first-of-its-kind Islamic Finance microcredential launching in 2026. Franklin Templeton noted regional strength, operating in the UAE since 2000 and managing over $5 billion in Shariah-compliant assets as of October 2025.
Franklin Templeton (BEN) will liquidate and dissolve ClearBridge Sustainable Infrastructure ETF (INFR), with liquidation anticipated on or about January 29, 2026.
Key dates: creation orders end December 31, 2025; last trading day January 22, 2026 with trading halted prior to open on January 23, 2026. Proceeds are scheduled to be sent to shareholders on or about January 29, 2026, and remaining shares will be redeemed for cash equal to NAV, which may include capital gains and dividends.
Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN) reported preliminary month-end AUM of $1.6745 trillion as of November 30, 2025, down from $1.6848 trillion at October 31, 2025.
Key drivers include flat long-term flows with $1 billion of long-term net outflows at Western Asset Management and an offsetting $1 billion of long-term net inflows excluding Western Asset Management, plus the effect of positive markets. Cash management AUM fell to $75.9 billion from $88.2 billion, reflecting $12 billion of cash management net outflows tied to withdrawals from a recent large inflow. Western Asset AUM was $217 billion versus $230 billion at October 31, 2025.
Franklin Templeton (BEN) launched the Franklin Solana ETF (NYSE Arca: SOEZ) on December 3, 2025, an exchange traded product that seeks to track the price of Solana (SOL) and capture staking rewards.
The Fund can stake up to 100% of its Solana, receives rewards in SOL that may be treated as income, values SOL using the CME CF Solana‑Dollar Reference Rate (New York Variant), and is listed on NYSE Arca. Coinbase Custody serves as custodian; BNY acts as administrator, transfer agent, and cash custodian.
Franklin Templeton (BEN) announced on December 2, 2025 that the Franklin Crypto Index ETF (Cboe: EZPZ) expanded its holdings after the CF Institutional Digital Asset Index reconstitution. EZPZ now holds Bitcoin, Ether, XRP, Solana, Dogecoin, Cardano, Stellar Lumens, and Chainlink.
The ETF seeks to track a free float‑adjusted, market‑capitalization weighted index and holds each digital asset approximately in line with its index weight, aiming to provide broader market‑level representation of established and emerging blockchain networks. Franklin Templeton highlighted investor demand for exposure beyond first‑generation digital assets.
Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund (NYSE: WIW) announced estimated sources for its November 28, 2025 monthly distribution and fiscal year-to-date allocations through October 31, 2025.
The November distribution is $0.0625 per share, with an estimated 54.24% net investment income and 45.76% return of capital. Fiscal year-to-date distributions total $0.6815 per share, split approximately 48.99% net investment income and 51.01% return of capital. Annualized distribution rate is 7.68% and 5-year average annual NAV return is 1.85%.
Amounts are estimates for tax reporting; actual allocation may change and shareholders will receive Form 1099-DIV.
Franklin Templeton launched the Franklin XRP ETF (XRPZ) on November 24, 2025, listed on NYSE Arca to provide investors regulated exposure to the price movements of XRP.
XRPZ is structured as a grantor trust that holds XRP and seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the performance of XRP as measured by the CME CF XRP-Dollar Reference Rate, New York Variant. Coinbase Custody Trust Company serves as custodian; Bank of New York Mellon is administrator, transfer agent, and cash custodian; and CSC Delaware Trust Company is trustee. XRPZ joins Franklin Templeton’s U.S. digital asset lineup alongside Franklin Bitcoin ETF (EZBC), Franklin Ethereum ETF (EZET), and Franklin Crypto Index ETF (EZPZ).
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