Franklin Templeton Named 2025 Money Management Institute (MMI)/Barron's Asset Manager of the Year in the $500B+ AUM Category

SAN MATEO, CA, October 28, 2025 - Franklin Templeton is proud to announce that it has been named the 2025 Asset Manager of the Year in the $500 billion+ AUM category at the Money Management Institute (MMI) / Barron's Industry Awards. The award recognizes Franklin Templeton's leadership and innovation in delivering better outcomes for investors and financial advisors.

"Our ambition is to be a trusted partner for what's ahead," said Jeff Masom, Head of US Distribution & Global Wealth Management Alternatives at Franklin Templeton. "Today, that means offering vehicle optionality like ETFs and Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs), delivering cutting-edge tools like custom indexing, and expanding beyond public markets to provide best-in-class private market offerings."

Franklin Templeton was acknowledged for its leadership across a range of product vehicles including ETFs, SMAs, and alternatives. With more than 75 years of innovation behind the firm, Franklin Templeton aims to build dynamic relationships with clients to understand their goals and navigate the complexities of the market together.

The annual MMI/Barron's Industry Awards recognize innovation and leadership in the investment advisory solutions industry and honors firms that have raised the bar in delivering superior solutions for financial advisors and investors over the past year. The award winners were announced on October 16 at the 2025 MMI Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.

The award winners are selected through an internal MMI review that gauges firms' engagement across MMI's Areas of Strategic Focus - Connect, Know & Grow. The MMI Member firms recognized have demonstrated a high level of engagement with MMI's offerings by attending conferences, participating in professional development programs and communities, contributing quarterly data to the MMI-Cerulli advisory solutions dataset, supporting the Gateway Foundation, submitting articles to MMI's Journal of Investment Advisory Solutions, and more. Franklin Templeton pays MMI for membership fees; however, no fees were paid to be considered for this award.

About Franklin Templeton
Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) is a global investment management organization with subsidiaries operating as Franklin Templeton and serving clients in over 150 countries. Franklin Templeton's mission is to help clients achieve better outcomes through investment management expertise, wealth management and technology solutions. Through its specialist investment managers, the Company offers specialization on a global scale, bringing extensive capabilities in equity, fixed income, alternatives and multi-asset solutions. With more than 1,500 investment professionals, and offices in major financial markets around the world, the California-based company has over 75 years of investment experience and $1.66 trillion in AUM as of September 30, 2025. The Company posts information that may be significant for investors in the Investor Relations and News Center sections of its website, and encourages investors to consult those sections regularly. For more information, please visit investors.franklinresources.com.