MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

Franklin Templeton, Inc.

Business / industry · Finance · HQ: United States · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Franklin Templeton, Inc. appears in 4 declared MEP meetings (3 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

4
declared meetings
with current MEPs
3
MEPs met
€300,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.9
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Franklin Templeton, Inc. [NYSE:BEN] is a global investment management organisation 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 specialisation on a global scale, bringing extensive capabilities in fixed…”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 4 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party375%
Renew Europe125%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (2 in 2025).

2023
1
2024
1
2025
2

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Isabel Benjumea Benjumea
2 meetings · EPP
Stéphanie Yon-Courtin
1 meeting · Renew
Sirpa Pietikäinen
1 meeting · EPP

The 4 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
15 Oct 2025Stéphanie Yon-CourtinRetail investment strategy
15 Oct 2025Sirpa PietikäinenSIU
16 Oct 2024Isabel Benjumea BenjumeaEurope's Investment Capacity
25 Jan 2023Isabel Benjumea BenjumeaAIFMD

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