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ArbitrumDAO Taps 3 Firms for STEP 2 to Grow On-Chain RWA

May 9, 20256 min

The Arbitrum Foundation today announces that the ArbitrumDAO has confirmed the next phase of its Stable Treasury Endowment Program (STEP), allocating 35 million $ARB to tokenized U.S. treasury products through leading institutional issuers Franklin Templeton, Spiko and WisdomTree. Launched in July 2024, STEP is the first ArbitrumDAO-driven initiative to deploy treasury capital into tokenized real-world assets at scale. The initial tranche of over $30 million has already generated nearly $700,000 in passive yield for the DAO while advancing the on-chain...

by PRNewswire

Insurance

Salt Financial and Franklin Templeton Announce Collaboration

January 27, 20233 min

Salt Financial has announced a collaboration with Franklin Templeton to develop a bespoke systematic strategies aimed at growing the Fixed Index Annuity (FIA) market, leveraging Salt’s patent-pending truVol® Risk Control Engine and Franklin Templeton’s more than seven decades of portfolio management expertise. By bringing together the complementary intellectual property of both firms, insurance companies can access a unique option that combines time-tested asset management experience with cutting-edge volatility control technology. The use of historical intraday data in truVol can...

by BusinessWire

Investment Platforms

Franklin Templeton Appoints Jed Plafker as EVP, Global Alliances and New Business Strategies

June 12, 202012 min

Franklin Templeton today announced that Jed Plafker has been named executive vice president of Global Alliances and New Business Strategies. In this newly created position, Plafker will be responsible for the expansion of the company’s digital wealth management and distribution-related financial technology, ensuring that the firm fully harnesses these capabilities for financial advisors and clients. Plafker will continue to report to CEO Jenny Johnson and serve as a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. “This...