Individual Investor Contact Us Careers United Kingdom Our Company Products Fund Views Insights Resources Search Home Media Centre Company Statements Share COMPANY STATEMENTS PUBLIC STATEMENT ON MIFID II RESEARCH COSTS Wednesday 13th September 2017 Franklin Templeton Investments announced today that effective 3 January 2018, we will pay for third-party investment research for client accounts covered by the European Union’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (“MiFID II”) regulation. We have adopted this approach to ensure that all of our clients in scope will continue to benefit from both our collaborative global research process and our access to third-party research. Our firm employs over 650 investment professionals in 27 countries, with access to trading 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Over the years, we have expanded our global presence to include over 60 research, trading, sales and operations offices around the world. We believe that the unmatched breadth and depth of our global presence makes us uniquely positioned to spot opportunities for our investors anywhere in the world, which helps us produce our own in-depth analysis of potential investments across global markets and asset classes. We also strongly believe that third-party research makes an important contribution to our internal research process and brings an independent perspective to challenge and enhance our own. Investments entail risks, the value of investments can go down as well as up and investors should be aware they might not get back the full value invested. United Kingdom Individual Investor This website is intended for residents of United Kingdom. OUR COMPANY Our Firm UK Profile Media Centre Contact Us PRODUCTS Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund Prices ETF Prices Investment Trust (TEMIT) Franklin Templeton Fund Charges and Costs Our Products FUND VIEWS INSIGHTS RESOURCES Literature Investor Education Investment Advice Your Account Careers Terms of Use Anti Corruption Privacy & Cookies Notice/Settings Security Policy Important Legal Information Support Modern Slavery Statement Copyright © 2021 Franklin Templeton. All Rights Reserved. TOP Franklin Templeton uses cookies to analyse website usage, personalise your website experience and assist in our marketing efforts. You can review more details and change your cookie settings, or for more information view our Privacy & Cookies Notice. REJECT ALL ALLOW ALL