Franklin Templeton announced a multi-year strategic partnership with Wand AI to advance the use of agentic artificial intelligence across its global operations. The collaboration formalizes a progression from initial pilot programs to broad enterprise deployment, marking a significant advancement in the application of AI within the asset management sector.
The partnership utilizes Wand AI’s Autonomous Workforce and Agent Management technologies, which are designed to support the large-scale use of intelligent agents in regulated and complex environments.
Over the past year, Franklin Templeton has worked closely with Wand AI to integrate agentic AI tools into production environments supporting research, operational workflows, and internal transformation initiatives. The firm has emphasized governance, security, and measurable performance outcomes, positioning agentic AI as an embedded operational capability rather than an experimental technology.
Early implementations have focused on supporting investment research and core operational processes. The firms anticipate that by 2026, Wand-powered intelligent agents will be incorporated into a broader range of enterprise workflows to enhance efficiency and enable dynamic, continuously improving process design.
The strategic collaboration reflects growing pressure within global financial institutions to identify ways to accelerate insight generation, streamline internal operations, and scale digital transformation. By integrating adaptive agents that can collaborate with human teams, Franklin Templeton aims to support ongoing innovation across its platform while maintaining oversight, transparency, and risk controls. The approach enables continuous monitoring and optimization of AI-driven workflows, allowing for real-time adjustments as business needs evolve.
Franklin Resources, Inc. is a global investment management organization serving clients in more than 150 countries. The company works through a network of specialist investment teams across asset classe,s including equity, fixed income, alternatives, and multi-asset strategies. As of September 30, 2025, the company reported $1.66 trillion in assets under management and employs more than 1,500 investment professionals in global financial centers.
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“Franklin Templeton has a long history of embracing transformative technologies to stay ahead of industry change. Our partnership with Wand AI brings agentic AI out of the lab and into live production – embedded across research, operations, and transformative initiatives. With strong governance in place, we are demonstrating that AI can deliver secure, scalable, and measurable value.”
Vasundhara Chetluru, Head of AI Platform, Franklin Templeton
“At Wand AI, our mission is bold and clear: to elevate AI from experimental technology to a fully integrated, adaptive workforce that drives enterprise-wide transformation and delivers significant business impact. Today’s announcement with Franklin Templeton represents a pivotal milestone in this journey, showcasing how AI agents — when properly governed, orchestrated, and deployed as a unified agentic workforce — can seamlessly collaborate with human teams and operate at scale across complex, highly regulated environments to achieve transformative results.”
Rotem Alaluf, CEO, Wand AI
