SOURCE: Franklin Templeton

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As a founding partner, Franklin Templeton is enthusiastically continuing its support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities Founders Initiative (HBCUFI) in 2022. Launched by Nex Cubed, HBCUFI supports entrepreneurs at HBCUs across the nation with the resources to develop and grow tech-enabled solutions that help to close the racial wealth gap.

As a founding partner, Franklin Templeton will continue to help inform the fintech program offerings as well as provide hands-on support to the new entrepreneurs through its employees who will serve as mentors and advisors.

About Franklin Templeton
Franklin Resources, Inc. [NYSE: BEN] is a global investment management organization with subsidiaries operating as Franklin Templeton and serving clients in over 155 countries. Franklin Templeton’s mission is to help clients achieve better outcomes through investment management expertise, wealth management and technology solutions. Through its specialist investment managers, the company offers boutique specialization on a global scale, bringing extensive capabilities in equity, fixed income, multi-asset solutions and alternatives. With offices in more than 30 countries and approximately 1,300 investment professionals, the California-based company has 75 years of investment experience and approximately $1.5 trillion in assets under management as of April 30, 2022. For more information, please visit franklinresources.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

Tweet me: .@FTI_Global continues to support the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Founders Initiative (HBCUFI) @hbcufi in 2022. https://bit.ly/3yTjRZW

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