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Euroclear and Franklin Templeton extend collaboration
01 July 2026 Belgium
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Euroclear and Franklin Templeton have expanded their cooperation to private markets, adding Franklin Templeton’s alternative strategies to the FundsPlace platform.
The move builds on an existing relationship and will see Franklin Templeton’s private equity, private credit, and real estate strategies distributed via Euroclear FundsPlace.
It supports the firm’s efforts to scale private markets offering in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia.
By integrating private market strategies into FundsPlace, the partnership aims to standardise distribution and reduce operational friction and manual overhead, enabling more efficient access and broader reach to wealth managers and institutional distributors.
Vincent Clause, managing director and global head of Euroclear FundsPlace, notes: “Our partnership with Franklin Templeton is a concrete step in our strategy to bridge the gap between alternative asset managers and global distributors. Private markets have long been harder to distribute at scale.
“By providing a centralised and efficient infrastructure, we are making it easier for clients to navigate the operational complexity of private markets and enable more effective distribution.”
George Szemere, head of Private Markets, EMEA Wealth at Franklin Templeton, adds: "Partnering with Euroclear FundsPlace allows us to better serve investors by simplifying the path to our private market strategies. This collaboration is focused on providing the scale and operational reliability needed to meet the increasing demand for institutional quality private markets solutions globally."
The move builds on an existing relationship and will see Franklin Templeton’s private equity, private credit, and real estate strategies distributed via Euroclear FundsPlace.
It supports the firm’s efforts to scale private markets offering in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia.
By integrating private market strategies into FundsPlace, the partnership aims to standardise distribution and reduce operational friction and manual overhead, enabling more efficient access and broader reach to wealth managers and institutional distributors.
Vincent Clause, managing director and global head of Euroclear FundsPlace, notes: “Our partnership with Franklin Templeton is a concrete step in our strategy to bridge the gap between alternative asset managers and global distributors. Private markets have long been harder to distribute at scale.
“By providing a centralised and efficient infrastructure, we are making it easier for clients to navigate the operational complexity of private markets and enable more effective distribution.”
George Szemere, head of Private Markets, EMEA Wealth at Franklin Templeton, adds: "Partnering with Euroclear FundsPlace allows us to better serve investors by simplifying the path to our private market strategies. This collaboration is focused on providing the scale and operational reliability needed to meet the increasing demand for institutional quality private markets solutions globally."
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