Franklin Templeton Institutional, LLC (New York)


Franklin Templeton Institutional, LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $23.07 billion of regulatory assets for 135 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2003.

Franklin Templeton Institutional provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and selection of other advisers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Franklin Templeton Institutional: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Franklin Templeton Institutional, LLC is $23.07 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 1727% since the beginning of its operation, and $7.35 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $23.07 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $170.9 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 51% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is sovereign bonds, which make up 13% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in pooled investment vehicles form 7% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Franklin Templeton Institutional, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Peter D Jones serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies, investment companies, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, state or municipal government entities, and sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions. The largest group of clients of Peter D Jones is investment companies with 8 clients and $7.74 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Franklin Templeton Institutional has the 5th highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $21.4 billion for 117 clients. 58% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Franklin Templeton Institutional also advises several private funds. Namely, nine real estate funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $25,000,000.

Careers at Franklin Templeton Institutional, LLC

The company employs 232 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 16 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Peter D Jones has been acting as President since 1 May 2012. Thomas John Fisher joined the executive team most recently as the President.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
William Young Yun Executive vice president 1 Oct 2001 Other 1412123
Frank Michael Felicelli Executive vice president 1 Oct 2001 Other 1558340
Edward Burton Jamieson Executive vice president 1 Oct 2001 Other 1668895
Inc. Franklin Templeton Distributors Parent corporation 1 Oct 2001 75% - 100% 13-5599989
Gary Motyl Executive vice president 1 Oct 2001 Other 2511508
Tracy Ann Harrington Sr. vp-institutional marketing support 1 Oct 2001 Other 1818118
Charles Reed Hutchens Sr. vice president & director client services 1 Oct 2001 Other 1484250
Steven Edward Moeller Sr. vice president 1 Oct 2001 Other 1122338
Charles Robert Sims Sr. vice president-finance & treasurer 1 Oct 2001 Other 4309261
Jeremy Hunt Biggs Executive vice president 1 Oct 2001 Other 1475700
Gary Paul Motyl Executive vice president 1 Oct 2001 Other 2511508
Michael John Corcoran Vice president & controller 1 Oct 2001 Other 2347458
Cristina Elias Sr. vice president, institutional relationship manager 1 Jan 2002 Other 2386506
Catherine Banszky Alsop Sr. vice president 1 Aug 2003 Other 3130729
Sandra Ann Schorentesta Sr. vice president 1 Aug 2003 Other 1802140
Sandra Ann Schoren Testa Sr. vice president 1 Aug 2003 Other 1802140
Peter Douglas Anderson Sr. vice president 1 Nov 2003 Other 3117256
Breda Mary Beckerle Chief compliance officer 1 Aug 2004 Other 1078762
James Robert Baio Sr. vice president & cfo 1 Jan 2005 Other 2336447
Christopher James Molumphy Executive vice president 1 Jan 2006 Other 1885224
Jeffrey Michael Applegate Exec. vice president & chief investment officer 1 Jan 2006 Other 1029229
Coleen Frances Barbeau Executive vice president 1 Mar 2006 Other 5208396
Michael John Materasso Executive vice president 1 Mar 2006 Other 2209055
John Watson Foster Senior vice president 1 Mar 2006 Other 5208402
Stephanie Halliday Giroux Senior vice president 1 Mar 2006 Other 1770070
Raymond Jean Jacobs Senior vice president 1 Mar 2006 Other 5208405
Craig Steven Tyle Chief legal officer 1 Dec 2006 Other 5026433
Madison Sterling Gulley Executive vice president 1 Dec 2006 Other 1862155
Mark Lecho Constant Treasurer 1 Oct 2007 Other 2164003
Jed Andrew Plafker Executive vice president 1 Apr 2009 Other 2793695
Kent Preston Strazza President 1 Apr 2009 Other 1337183
Peter D Jones Chairman 1 May 2012 Other 5787198
Inc. Franklin Resources Parent corporation of registrant: 100% 1 Oct 2012 75% - 100% 13-2670991
Thomas Michael Regner President 1 Nov 2012 Other 2219125
Thomas John Fisher Executive vice president 1 Aug 2017 Other 4314535
Thomas John Fisher President 1 Aug 2018 Other 4314535

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Inc. Franklin Resources Parent corporation of ftdi: 100% 1 Oct 2001 75% - 100% 13-2670991

Based in New York

The principal office where Franklin Templeton Institutional, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 280 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number (212) 632-3000 or by fax (212) 632-3019. The normal business hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at ftinstitutional.com/.