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Franklin Templeton, Inc.

Company · Finance · HQ: United States · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Franklin Templeton, Inc. appears in 5 declared MEP meetings (4 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

5
declared meetings
with current MEPs
4
MEPs met
€300k/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.”

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“Through its specialist investment managers, the company offers specialisation on a global scale, bringing extensive capabilities in fixed income, equity, 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 $1.64 trillion in assets under management as of 31 August 2025.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 5 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party360%
Greens/EFA120%
Renew Europe120%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (2 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2023
1
2024
1
2025
2
2026
1

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
Damian Boeselager
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Stéphanie Yon-Courtin
1 meeting · Renew
Sirpa Pietikäinen
1 meeting · EPP

The 5 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
3 Jun 2026Damian BoeselagerIORP
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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