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Franklin Templeton's 'intelligence hub' uses AI to make salespeople more effective, cutting administrative work and driving 23% more client visits and 11% sales uplift, though the margin rerating has not yet shown up. This gives Franklin a company-specific AI productivity edge.

Franklin Templeton received the SEC's first no-action letter for its Benji on-chain MMF, allowing its own funds to use Benji for cash management and securities lending. The SEC eased traditional custody constraints for the on-chain version while adding supervision and private-key controls. This broadens on-chain MMF use cases and creates a reference case for other asset managers, supporting RWA/tokenization growth.

Author names Franklin Resources among potential beneficiaries if a SpaceX IPO at a high valuation with a tiny public float is added quickly to major indices, forcing passive funds to buy mechanically. The causal mechanism is that active managers can avoid forced buying, wait for better entry points, or allocate to better risk/reward opportunities as passive investing is discredited. Catalyst is the expected SpaceX IPO/index inclusion; timeframe unspecified. Author does not state a company-specific risk, but frames the passive feedback loop as harming retirement savers.