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Learn more about our vision for the future of finance, and how we see technology and innovation driving the evolution of the investment management industry.  

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The Future of Retirement

Explore insights and findings from interviews with 50+ global industry

leaders, and examine the shifts and forces driving change— independent of the industry’s appetite or readiness for it.

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The Future of Investing

Franklin Templeton’s Industry Advisory Services team conducts off-the-record,

unscripted interviews with leaders across finance. Our 2024/25 findings cover the future of money, the future of asset management, the future of portfolios, and the future of advisory.

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Digital Assets Research

Explore our blockchain and web3 research hub to learn how we’re setting the pace of

innovation for the global asset management industry.

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Revolution — Not Evolution

The future is now. Explore Sandy Kaul’s newsletter on the impact of AI, Web3,

Fintech, Blockchain, Digital Assets and other disruptive innovations.

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Portfolios of the Future

The portfolio of the future will be built for more than just financial gains. Explore how

Franklin Templeton is Improving the Portfolios of Today, and Innovating for the Portfolios of Tomorrow.

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Get the latest news and insights from the Franklin Templeton Digital Assets Team.

Spotlight: Portfolios of the Future

At Franklin Templeton, we have big ideas about what the portfolios of tomorrow could look like. But we're not waiting for the future. We're building it. Explore to see how far we've come, and where we think portfolios are headed.
 

Spotlight: Leading the World to a New Financial Infrastructure

The shift to blockchain-integrated infrastructure is here, and we’re proud to be leading the way. The Benji Technology Platform builds on our legacy of innovation, opening new pathways for financial institutions to better serve the evolving needs of today’s investors.
 

Disruptive Technology & Innovation Views

Franklin Templeton’s Industry Advisory Services, in partnership with strategists, technologists, and investment professionals across Franklin Templeton, deliver thought leadership and in-depth research on key topics at the intersection of technology and investing. 

Meet the Franklin Innovation Research, Strategies and Technologies Team

With expertise across AI, Fintech platforms, Web3 & Blockchain, the FIRST organization brings together Franklin Templeton’s views on the future of investments with the teams building and delivering new and custom capabilities to our clients.

Sandy Kaul

EVP, Head of Innovation

Yaqub Ahmed

Wealth & Workplace

Roger Bayston

Head of Digital Assets

Robert Crossley

Industry Advisory Services

Stacy Fontana

Strategy & Operations

Roger Paradiso

Head of Custom Client Solutions

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