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Operator

Welcome to Franklin Resources Earnings Conference Call for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. Hello, my name is Sylvie, and I will be your call operator today.

As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. [Operator Instructions]

I would now like to turn the conference over to your host, Selene Oh, Chief Communications Officer and Head of Investor Relations for Franklin Resources.

begin. may You

Selene Oh

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Jennifer Johnson

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Operator

[Operator Instructions]

Siegenthaler will One be which from your at question America. Craig moment for Bank first of

Craig Siegenthaler

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Jennifer Johnson

for thanks question. Craig, the So

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get positive embedded XX XX then in to the that -- But the And to in partners continue have of you new Canvas. -- vehicle we vehicle kind flow. partners that -- from [indiscernible] consistently we customization in not pipes, the direct the only once being finally, we're see added indexing. And flows is And with seeing you Canvas. with

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that so quarter. And like feel we're to time this seeing it But we those really build takes relationships back. off pay

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to So these ones are platform they -- you. an and the you just get adviser's just on that to allocate continue

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Great-West And look Life, inflows, at if you reinvested up they're distributions then excluding XX%.

in where strength. we're the those we're So positive vehicles, all outside positive U.S. pipeline we've got good

where And partners. to a firm and And this this, we've Putnam, about I companies distributors take see then number is are distribution you of they the consolidate big big talked or you think saying want where with like Putnam. it the

distributor, XXX-plus we're XX% you performance It's that's there out funds. now in Putnam's a and the of they so since story take wholesalers And that we've and with the phenomenal being And partnership. cases, sales grown acquisition. of Putnam, by client-facing of of the the our actually weren't telling just a Putnam where get really, they benefit where preferred some part preferred partner the be can a

quarter increase And the together bringing so that really it distribution in XX% to is of really because Putnam see exciting. a first of

distribution long-winded Craig, all coming answer, we've we feel in I So we're but think is that put -- together now. together like

Craig Siegenthaler

AI We're announcement week. your this looking seeing forward later to

outflows. a have on follow-up We

it I $XX billion a million added add add too. know up, they we Benefit quarters, $XX X we $XX last all realizations up Combined, the Street If inflows. billion. of million. Lexington And Over $X Franklin a and excludes had this

excess to So fundraises. negative been flagship have X look maybe billion all flows $XX

the trajectory given question, just dynamic? the about how but [indiscernible] alts we business, flow should [indiscernible] So that net think on a similar

Jennifer Johnson

numbers. think of there's a it's noise alts in bit little I -- So the

If XXXX, X% markets. markets. you in our XXXX in you XX% raised billion, private markets portfolio, reality now. saw AUM, change realizations, But calendar net just look how net, our the of billion the and about raised billion everything. talked $XX in portfolio business, net alternatives was private we to $XX year represents billion it negative alts alts we we and the market, last the about the added time But $XX of in which of distributions, But AUM in liquid $XX private

from -- higher private markets that inflows the fee you're in little that's good it's liquid had that -- So had shifting the news where window, was by a the but much is solid masked that have lower fee it bit alts.

forward to fast Now fiscal year. go -- I'll this this

between that. for all, be billion of in the in and markets billion. just private first We're quarters, liquid X would $XX billion first track alts. about raising on we billion that That's $X.X the the We've and goal the So said $X another our for raised $XX year. under we

you and with to Clarion be nets and distributions, -- realizations, net market only others estate were honest, We'd if FX the all it out But negative real was positive. flat. market and the market, say to

gross of kind we probably realizations more in actually in and but you significant. -- the year. away FX, details if this could was a fiscal netted distributions, pretty on give far you again, Matt there. So take FX so number But the flat this,

Matthew Nicholls

Yes. for realizations had I'd on help try just negative was the going just on, get do But -- question for FX and and we we billion, this improve to quarter think we're disclosure we're for and this. Craig, and of reporting perspective, that say, and we billion. these $X last another to questions, distributions $X.X example, the try I our around

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Adam Spector

able the partners the do on the Craig, is other the our is more And would as spots than last speaks distribution I only wealth add was our ever closely fundraising few quarters thought able future work secure over to we that to well possible. the to that thing to really well. management and thing we've And I future been side with further into think calendar we're

Operator

from be Glenn at Evercore. will question Next Schorr

Glenn Schorr

talk about to wanted I bit. So income little fixed a

pension-funded higher. $X.X feel billion rates of we're much don't much, in -- flows from from the you client flows, it I the into else? So in on [indiscernible] are quarter, little much I could I do Great-West this how talk us bigger the beginning income fixed status or better -- something flows whether picture, consultants is larger this some see fixed trend, of then at bit the that that. is about can or you maybe like broader a know you if income? and came is of long-awaited insight the be but And of the give a combos maybe RFPs, So

Jennifer Johnson

Thanks, Yes. Glenn.

let's interestingly, it. face So

think potentially potential believe -- noise and people is come increases. now have longer down, rate as the the talking where somebody long rates for people the will you're As duration, to right? hear peaked a and only to time longer they're first be thing even about longer may going for higher actually was starting rates go So

we're let what slow could you So me But things. that seeing. give

pipeline pipeline, So but doesn't the include Life. Great-West any just and had at obviously the we looking positive flows,

the Western, If percent that Brandywine. growth XX-plus in fixed crosses is you of -- income, and and add well, Franklin the about pipeline,

how it your portfolio. the the of be because BSP really are The because add income. always thinking from you're about should think credit pipeline, the you income private of around I fixed in XX% fixed If comes actually in growth that decisions often income fixed thought

X our this highly bond, gross XX bond, last quarter So in fixed munis, customized the corporate of income, multi-sector, top were past selling funds -- [indiscernible]. in core

last strong going very pipeline quarter. at if income. see you But definitely for pipeline, look the you So in fixed actually forward, the demand institutional the demand

Adam Spector

pretty And that say would I it's also broad-based.

segment. income pipeline, it's have firms a we're right take positive look that very of we now. which high all products core take you at And a munis significant in really look X in offering, you our have, was funding we're across the If at and best-selling all if yield fixed the pipelines

So appeal, fixed really broad-based product. just one income not

Matthew Nicholls

they're their also on is Yes. they're last terms positioned And say are differently of -- that also going. I'd where in rates thing view on

by franchise. we've but the parts where strength had means being offset always being fully not weaknesses. some that other offset So performance It's in partially of

Adam Spector

And to is doing asked on that ETF muni different SMAs, also in well income us. fixed lots vehicles about positive of and business the strong, institutional ladders, you we're for

Glenn Schorr

the allocations lot? X a of do up look. ago took out? think have you will follow very [indiscernible] that. X lot on In allocations it's is Or forward changed years major a But allocations income Just topic and we higher maybe bullish forward, words, flows. to But shift? I hear That's are other year equity snapshot where you fixed ago I year a commentary now know years on X same a that and a the if see a you income lot fixed broader a we'll be like for than

Jennifer Johnson

it spread cuts. are aggressively Matt for out on rate all positioned as -- probably rates higher frankly, depends And fixed teams on little The Western longer where bit more is think income think their kind guys think go. I Adam view I or our a of far mentioned, view on for as you your probably rates. as Again,

your well. private on really it think as expectations, think it markets higher equity returns longer, I do I So on as stay impacts as if markets depends for on views. rates has far

should our I they you depend people So think where to do they want going position portfolio. think again, add know, anything? Adam, where Glenn, don't I -- I it's -- to on think

Adam Spector

Yes.

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both each those income and kind pushing are direction. of fixed opposite other I of So in allocations the think competing with

Operator

Next be Fannon Jefferies. Dan question at will from

Daniel Fannon

I could with start guess, Matt, maybe questions. some we expense

was some quarter, the what about year of much and seasonal curious you full this impacts into comp to of guidance go outlook the of update versus roll So on in XQ? off we delta us how think expenses. as for then do then we your expect And maybe the kind about as

Matthew Nicholls

Yes. Yes. Thank you, Dan.

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we higher fees expected. resets expected, than we higher performance markets expected notwithstanding and than So than we higher calendar

Our expenses you for the quarter would have exclude been flat when Putnam.

So demonstrates hopefully, discipline some that there.

fee to just thought around thought they'd quarter. The difference it's there's than your the fee, second of for where increase is their is and around I relative question higher less composition, I these we a would performance half of were then -- it Canada is, And comp bit but said performance half terms they're be. benefits In almost be. high would we the little we expecting than specific resets it say,

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Daniel Fannon

just had Great. a mid on then effective rate fee That's year talked progressed. helpful. as to maybe the And into the the about XXs follow-up I it with you that regards think coming

guess, go all dynamics into given how is do that mix I where trending? you AUM So levels, the that, that see

Matthew Nicholls

Yes. you Thank question. the for

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in guide XXs view, we mentioned, let's capabilities year Now asset have for our it. a Jenny because expectations the the reason again, why is months, for next the we the fundraising alternative call of XX the and keep as

high an go XX equities, on mix fairly but for that annual the at assets, in reductions income just that area. based X that we on for mentioned, basis, stable growth quarter. I of to alternative fee remain expect business -- various that to could and the areas into the expect of X offset that's then the quarter mix XXs, just fixed these So other times around the quarters year, But we the in

Operator

JPMorgan. Ken from at be will question Next Worthington

Kenneth Worthington

a fixed that's into performance? from cash? going of to fixed and to fixed getting income? seen going institutional on having? view any Are they you securities investors mandate, managers they just this So cash coming equities it a they remanage income, bunch are going are sense from? in going Or assets income? then On to rates get when of transition driving you're Or because switching it's win fixed that income an you what income Are portfolio the the you from you've are is of success pipeline credit? from fixed of If institutional pipeline, getting and you the you a do where are

Adam Spector

You is might answer like answer, the but not the yes.

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do thing we aid in of of Canvas how for other The much tax-efficient outside funding cases interesting tool way. as accounts able to see more a a for on funded in the we fixed of side, significant use accounts terms income accounts see to in where is that are taxable Canvas the we're actually

Kenneth Worthington

the thinking the you Great. leveraging about the And thinking just Or you've you on ETF thinking you having ETFs, leveraging that success You're are Okay. ETFs are your How States. in about about franchise and within franchise have brand how U.S.? you already are outside the nice brand? built? the

Adam Spector

Yes.

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the flow. that of Some country is single

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that flow look our about things quarter, this you or ETF believe for I it of terms our at context, And put just of if to in from the half was of U.S. business. into so outside

very to So we that can good and really to results. trying best the expand seeing

Operator

Next Blostein question be Alex will Goldman from Sachs. at

Alexander Blostein

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of make doing are market other channel opportunity already the to lots a guys busier. little the in, part So set you you offerings and in there? miss that seems with is folks wealth the sure and when like What you it the of coming about and getting opportunity don't window think bit

Jennifer Johnson

Yes.

in things. market on sometimes out, So few early advance. mean in surprised I we've laid different years to up to are getting a on X with the I mean mentioned, we we're And this. as Adam probably is This calendars. learn stuff

that So all Clarion's In middle of has are Lexington real case top talking X funds the -- beyond co-invest estate, they've Fund where their XX, got biggest and market areas the obviously, traditional capabilities we're perpetual. offerings.

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Alexander Blostein

you. got I

fee is it pipeline. come And coming or that remaining kind the at excluding you makes of high the help north fair in given through will come guys in sounds a sense. as Is pipeline, us rate? you low the back a there's of Great-West at So a that fee Great-West rate going it assume be you just described the piece size earlier. basis guess fee All clarification just then in of to teen-ish much I it? to bunch for It that's came the pipeline, pretty that discussed points, rate? And -- what's of on things end like Okay. institutional the institutional of as you guys then could

Jennifer Johnson

your any lower institutional, slightly want rate last probably number But a And weighted don't know, the look, fixed so the stuff from it's it's heavily income new traditional the is well, And up Adam, pipeline pipeline, quarter. EFRs. that's than in is overall weighted you XX-plus fixed I -- fee two, fee time fixed is -- income, in percent heavily the but income. probably then

if know but given guidance -- we numbers [indiscernible] never I the in on actual it's there? guidance give Matt, the have pipeline, So we

Adam Spector

fee say would I rate. consistent it's our institutional with

Alexander Blostein

Got it.

Okay.

Matthew Nicholls

and of to to from quarter the effective it's fee time. and overall but depending Life the rate. -- XX expected the expect on come the rest the on flow. type question, depending yes, from mid- months. And over be mid- can higher high on of be a the the that's particular the in XXs to it anything to your in we -- our then in nature Alex, next then -- It's the -- XXs, on flows And of gone answer the to the the average high second pipeline Great-West additional will

flow. that put detail of we'll, course, said, into monthly our we've As

fee So you can and calls rate when we'll provide have information. that, and on we the these see then detail provide updated effective

Operator

will Bill question be Cowen. TD from at Katz Next

William Katz

on I weather. apologize Okay. London

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Adam Spector

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that the Canvas. areas you ETFs, follow you pull out quite that. where alternatives, of tell I couldn't will things So all I growth of wanted the to But some

growth than are I think business. faster our and they're little the rest we growing of the focuses that said consistently a those that

and If at you decay rate improving. stable look rate, business take a the at really outflow you our been look more our traditional it's to

up smaller very which average. over terms think in we've about we a notion the years, core Jenny think I protecting of at sales, about sales, pretty on to said at I earlier, is able to we that talk So few downside. a last on And good are do ourselves which XX% pointed job the consistently our been as

So pretty good sales about outflows, increasing the quarter the traditional feeling business. stable we're of part

Jennifer Johnson

channel. honest very we've been open just in And add, that been and look, retirement we've I'll the underrepresented

the of side we the the XXth call, on some date of of similar of in target And Putnam and others. as market products were retirement traditional with channel, date still and we to -- flows their it's on mentioned are retirement share, a qual we the I of and and as we it's and they've last relationship and well ranked quarter's As performance target this is stable platform, the as poised team to just absorption their take retirement increase well go their phenomenal acquisition as products, again, Empower's the plans, think funds, traditional mutual equities if channel income. got massive value, a asset-oriented investment very our fixed X/X --

with gain and our think just more all to we And that retirement taking not distribution from market share but benefit there. different just platforms to the Empower, capability,

Matthew Nicholls

in trying little area And just it's as get you equity bit where think then more I we in I'd important get to we think not that you're thing this add, when But is areas improve, performance it it's quite like certainly XX on areas, has particular, And really -- let's Bill, those actually that more concentrated it's the very we last but to performance the of to. numbers, usual, even those XX, begun side, got is significantly. call a it. in than which have to to,

those in outflows. So quite we've slowdown seen a

couple had On seen too. areas, the fixed some the know, there, in income we've we've but there, weaknesses you some improvement side as

you and slowdown referring see as a of a correlation situation in that to outflows. So you're fairly concentrated one improves, it's performance

Adam Spector

I sometimes vehicle would to investment itself. from the difficult that Bill, And product separate add it's

all number We businesses ETFs SMA, have are positive, fund be team might positive, but is the their negative. investment mutual an they're a positive their where of and their because usage,

traditional not, business, vehicle flow, because they're the positive. So the At they're class, is core gaining they're gaining fund but choice, it because is necessarily right? asset that of the mutual the not

William Katz

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vehicles And the XX% in that a door? level that if flow very money in Is just understand So Or that me into to And if for that case, can from so, are in is And the coming on the is might of then going of alts fourth? where that bounce high next input quarter. to you're of be? help just sort new plus be capital range managers. sort you that's if from raise? the the that turning you to back

Matthew Nicholls

so the had Well, we EFR remember, catch-up the gave guide explained reason where the that or and elevated for annual included an I so on. around fees the first I quarter

trying point. been about to that. we think points were to one basis pretty clear quite be close We've I at XX

when you out, So that get you the XX. normalize into

that on start add the of you it down at growth. it's ETFs, the only when not basis overall adding lower analysis Life And which through Great-West -- quarter-to-quarter Franklin. the just EFR transaction went AUM areas Canvas, Bill, when up SMAs When driving than you traditional point is and your areas than a remembering flows then and thing a And versus $XXX of of from -- the the business then growth growth. those periodically that's Putnam, multiple ago, the from side Putnam of the of it's the just multiple you coming flows areas we from Putnam, announced up second when higher from is other that's billion, of you XX% the

alternative back beginning fiscal fact little what we've EFR more what a that question of or asset on little business products up and also breakdown a up again have and of we fiscal a it into around through step on based XXXX, mix bit depending more could usual. fees. more you out more there's episodic could not, everything on a little gone down plus XX offsetting read possibility those Jenny into that just bit higher just form the some It's than is I'll that the I've experienced least detail a the But that in answer basically third on successful the the what But go a down XXXX, had an of factors. we'd what's at already I the of of that EFR. at little a quarter. It's why it alternatives. Bill, So going into bit has been think expect that's the that's we -- because activity episodic exclamation our bit. driven

That relative estate lower of lower for $XX performance reason that comp benefits the of valuation our why of to terms the Jenny the that's impacted be That's of that very real driven the from is around we're performance assumes the expect we mentioned, quarter, absolute fees. million. out to million. for down, note extent million. $XXX guiding than that by business and performance previous In but strong, it's third Clarion fees important estate to million That's fees come $XX quarters, performance the that real down $XX has of of

million, remain occupancy, $XXX at million. IS&T, we expect $XX it to

go all we because rent a going as we beyond to around away. $XX based in could $XXX double it It As expect And million. advertising, you bit that to more quarter, at probably that's G&A, expect million. next XXXX on to But be going but the on come million -- remain spending for fiscal planning be it later shouldn't on in know, as then go high we're that. won't $XXX down

So let's to say, $XXX million in $XXX G&A. million

the guidance based provided on already I And on annual earlier Dan Fannon's question.

Operator

hand concludes now back President call Johnson, comments. Q&A to final This today's would CEO, session. the Franklin's and Jenny I to over like for

Jennifer Johnson

quarter, our thank again for participating today's work to to everybody employees this in speaking Great. next and you And again, stay forward of hard and And quarter. look delivering call. healthy. you thank Well, dedication everybody, once to like all for would we their we

Operator

Thank and you. call. Ladies conclude this does indeed gentlemen, conference today's

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Franklin Resources (BEN) 29 Apr 242024 Q2 Earnings call transcript