Franklin Templeton is a global investment management organization headquartered in San Mateo, California, with a presence in 35 countries and clients in over 150. Originally founded in 1947 as Franklin Distributors, the firm specializes in a range of investment products, including conservatively managed mutual funds, with notable strengths in bond funds, international funds, and value funds. It operates under multiple brand names, including Franklin, Templeton, Mutual Series, and Fiduciary Trust. Franklin Templeton provides comprehensive investment and advisory services to individual investors, corporations, and financial institutions, focusing on delivering exceptional risk-adjusted returns and personalized service. The firm also manages specialized funds, such as those targeting the cryptocurrency and real estate sectors, reflecting its commitment to adapting to evolving market trends and client needs. With over seven decades of experience, Franklin Templeton aims to leverage its investment expertise and global reach to benefit its diverse clientele.
Quantifeed HK Limited is a financial technology company based in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, that specializes in providing digital investment solutions tailored for financial institutions. Founded in 2013 by former investment banking executives, the company offers an automated investment platform that allows banks, brokers, and wealth planners to deliver a branded digital investing experience to their clients. The platform features a library of portfolios for asset allocation, thematic investments, and various trading strategies, supporting investments across major global markets. By offering configurable options, Quantifeed enables institutions to effectively meet their wealth management objectives and reach a broad consumer base efficiently. Its clients include online brokers, consumer banks, wealth advisors, and private banks in regions such as Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and China.
TIFIN is a venture capital firm based in New York that invests in technology companies aimed at transforming the relationship between investors and their investments. The firm specializes in sectors such as investment management, investment advisory, and personal finance. TIFIN focuses on building companies from the ground up or investing in them at an early stage, fostering innovation and enhancing the investment experience for individuals and institutions alike.
Eaglebrook Advisors is a crypto-focused investment firm that provides financial advisors with simple, secure and compliant access to bitcoin through the Eaglebrook Bitcoin SMA
The most important thing in there lives is there physical and mental health, and unfortunately many people suffer from the stress associated with finances. In retirement, these same concerns exist. They are supporting innovative companies who want to change this for their employees by creating a secure future.
Capital Markets Gateway (CMG) is a financial technology firm that is modernizing the equity capital markets (ECM). CMG connects investors and underwriters via a neutral platform that delivers integrated ECM data and analytics, unrivaled transparency, and workflow efficiencies. Providing a digital system of record for firm-wide deal activity, CMG helps clients make more timely, better-informed decisions. Launched in 2017 by a team of ECM practitioners, the CMG platform is currently relied upon by nearly 100 buy side firms representing $12 trillion in AUM and 15 investment banks.
CAIS Capital LLC operates an online financial technology platform designed for independent financial advisors, providing them access to a range of specialized investment products within the independent wealth management sector. Founded in 2009 and based in New York, the platform facilitates streamlined execution for alternative investment funds, including hedge funds, private equity, private credit, real estate, structured notes, and digital assets. CAIS enhances its offerings with independent due diligence conducted by Mercer, ensuring that advisors have reliable information for investment decisions. As a member of the National Futures Association, CAIS also complies with industry regulations through its affiliation with FINRA and SIPC.
ATM.com operates as an embedded finance platform that focuses on making micro-investing accessible to a broader audience. The platform facilitates the opening of investment accounts through its unique functionality, which includes features like Robo-Bumpers™ provided by Ant Money Advisors, LLC. By participating in rewards programs, users can generate micro-income that aids in saving and investing in the stock market. This approach empowers individuals to build their investments incrementally, promoting financial growth and literacy in a user-friendly manner.
UNest Holdings, Inc. is an investment advisory firm that offers a mobile application designed to assist parents in building, managing, and optimizing a tax-free college fund for their children. The UNest app facilitates the selection of the most suitable tax-advantaged education savings plans and allows parents to receive monetary gifts for their children from friends and family. Founded in 2018 by Ksenia Yudina and based in North Hollywood, California, UNest aims to democratize access to effective financial solutions, enabling parents to secure a better financial future for their children. The app enables users to open a Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (UTMA) account within five minutes, requires no paperwork, and offers features like advisor-guided investment plans, a simple gifting option, UNest Rewards, and the ability to set up recurring contributions.
Quantifeed HK Limited is a financial technology company based in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, that specializes in providing digital investment solutions tailored for financial institutions. Founded in 2013 by former investment banking executives, the company offers an automated investment platform that allows banks, brokers, and wealth planners to deliver a branded digital investing experience to their clients. The platform features a library of portfolios for asset allocation, thematic investments, and various trading strategies, supporting investments across major global markets. By offering configurable options, Quantifeed enables institutions to effectively meet their wealth management objectives and reach a broad consumer base efficiently. Its clients include online brokers, consumer banks, wealth advisors, and private banks in regions such as Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and China.
Capital Markets Gateway (CMG) is a financial technology firm that is modernizing the equity capital markets (ECM). CMG connects investors and underwriters via a neutral platform that delivers integrated ECM data and analytics, unrivaled transparency, and workflow efficiencies. Providing a digital system of record for firm-wide deal activity, CMG helps clients make more timely, better-informed decisions. Launched in 2017 by a team of ECM practitioners, the CMG platform is currently relied upon by nearly 100 buy side firms representing $12 trillion in AUM and 15 investment banks.
AdvisorEngine is a next-generation wealth management platform for investment advisors to help grow their business.
As the only technology platform to fully integrate Online Wealth Management, CRM and Portfolio Management in a seamless solution, AdvisorEngine offers RIAs a comprehensive, integrated experience with flexibility across workflows, data and usability, empowering advisors to aggregate assets by deepening the client relationship through both traditional face-to-face advice and completely digital, low-touch interaction.
Founded by a team of experienced and creative financial and technology executives, AdvisorEngine is the most powerful and scalable platform for the investment advisor community.
Bambu is a global provider of digital wealth solutions, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Singapore. The company offers its products under the brands Intelligent Advisor, White-Label Robo, and Portfolio Builder, catering to a diverse range of sectors including banking, family offices, insurance, and asset management. Bambu's cloud-based platform utilizes proprietary algorithms and machine learning tools to simplify saving and investing for clients. The company collaborates with numerous notable financial institutions worldwide, enhancing its reputation through awards at prominent fintech events. With a commitment to growth and delivering high-quality service, Bambu has expanded its presence internationally, including subsidiaries in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom, as well as representatives across the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas.
Vestwell is a digital retirement platform founded in 2016 and based in New York, New York. The company simplifies the offering and administration of 401(k) plans by addressing common challenges faced by advisors, employers, and employees. Vestwell streamlines the process through seamless plan design, automated onboarding, and efficient administration, while also providing flexible investment strategies at competitive prices. By serving as a single point of contact, Vestwell modernizes retirement offerings, focusing on the best interests of both plan sponsors and participants.
Capital Markets Gateway (CMG) is a financial technology firm that is modernizing the equity capital markets (ECM). CMG connects investors and underwriters via a neutral platform that delivers integrated ECM data and analytics, unrivaled transparency, and workflow efficiencies. Providing a digital system of record for firm-wide deal activity, CMG helps clients make more timely, better-informed decisions. Launched in 2017 by a team of ECM practitioners, the CMG platform is currently relied upon by nearly 100 buy side firms representing $12 trillion in AUM and 15 investment banks.
Benefit Street Partners L.L.C., founded in 2008 and headquartered in New York City, is a privately owned investment manager specializing in credit and alternative asset management. The firm manages over $9 billion in assets across a diverse range of strategies, including high yield, liquid loans, private and opportunistic debt, structured credit, and commercial real estate debt. Benefit Street Partners employs fundamental credit analysis, rigorous due diligence, and sophisticated risk management to protect principal and ensure the security of returns. The firm's investment approach encompasses various financial instruments such as senior secured loans, uni-tranche loans, and preferred equity. With additional offices in cities like Houston, San Francisco, and Boca Raton, Benefit Street Partners serves a wide array of clients, including institutional and high-net-worth investors, while remaining committed to maintaining the integrity of its underwriting process. The firm operates as a subsidiary of Providence Equity.
Bambu is a global provider of digital wealth solutions, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Singapore. The company offers its products under the brands Intelligent Advisor, White-Label Robo, and Portfolio Builder, catering to a diverse range of sectors including banking, family offices, insurance, and asset management. Bambu's cloud-based platform utilizes proprietary algorithms and machine learning tools to simplify saving and investing for clients. The company collaborates with numerous notable financial institutions worldwide, enhancing its reputation through awards at prominent fintech events. With a commitment to growth and delivering high-quality service, Bambu has expanded its presence internationally, including subsidiaries in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom, as well as representatives across the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas.
Random Forest Capital LLC. provides investment management solutions from the perspective of data science. It offers machine learning solutions that employ statistical algorithms over variables and observations that are capable of detecting persistent effects across all aspects of data; and machine learning methods that are simultaneously applied to real-life applications from medical diagnoses to sports analysis. Random Forest Capital LLC. was founded in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California.
Edinburgh Partners is an employee owned investment manager. The firm provides its services to banking or thrift institutions, investment companies, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. It manages separate client-focused equity portfolios. The firm launches and manages equity and balanced mutual funds for its clients. It also launches and manages hedge funds for its clients. The firm invests in the public equity and hedging markets across the globe. It primarily invests in global, international, EAFE, and European equities. The firm employs a fundamental analysis with a contrarian approach to make its investments.
Balanced Equity Management in 1988, making it one of Australia’s earliest boutique fund managers. Initially focused on investing solely in Australia’s 50 largest companies on behalf of wholesale clients, the firm expanded its investment universe to include Australia’s 100 largest companies at the request of clients in 2003. Balanced Equity Management has outperformed its benchmark indices since inception.
Rensburg Sheppards plc
Acquisition in 2010
Rensburg Sheppards plc is a holding company that offers private client investment management services through its subsidiaries. It provides discretionary and advisory portfolio management services for private clients; specialist investment management services for charities, pension schemes, and trusts; and independent financial planning advice for private clients and businesses. It also offers discretionary investment management for company pension and self invested personal pension schemes; advice and guidance on pension schemes, life assurance, and income protection schemes; individual and corporate tax planning services, including ISAs and venture capital trusts; and inheritance tax planning services. The company was formerly known as Rensburg plc and changed its name to Rensburg Sheppards plc in May 2005. The company was founded in 1852 and is based in Leeds, United Kingdom. As of March 31, 2011, Rensburg Sheppards plc operates as a subsidiary of Investec Bank Plc.
Bissett & Associates Investment Management
Acquisition in 2000
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Winfield & Company
Acquisition in 1973
Winfield & Company, a San Mateo, California-based investment firm, and moved Franklin's offices from New York to California. The combined organization had close to $250 million in assets under management and approximately 60 employees.