Franklin Resources, Inc. is a global investment management company. The majority of its operating revenues and net income is derived from offering investment management and related services to retail mutual funds, institutional and private accounts, and other investment products. The mutual funds and other products are sold to the public under different brands like Franklin, Templeton, Legg Mason, Balanced Equity Management, Benefit Street Partners, Brandywine Global Investment Management and Clarion Partners. Franklin's principal line of business provides investment advisory and management services to investors worldwide through products that include U.S. and non-U.S.-registered open-end and closed-end funds, unregistered funds, and institutional, high net-worth and separately-managed accounts. It offers an array of fixed income, equity, multi-asset, alternative, and cash management asset classes and solutions....
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