fˈɑːloʊɪŋ tˈɔːks wɪð sˌɜː dʒˈɑːn tˈɛmpəltən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn, ðə kˈʌmpəni ɐkwˈaɪɚd tˈɛmpəltən, ɡˈælbɹeɪθ ænd hˈænsbɚdʒɚ lˈɪmɪɾᵻd. fɔːɹ dˈɑːlɚ nˈaɪnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːtiːn mˈɪliən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː, ænd wʌz ðɛɹˈæftɚ sˈʌmtaɪmz kˈɔːld fɹˈæŋklɪn tˈɛmpəltən ɪnvˈɛstmənts, ˌoʊvɚsˈiːɪŋ vɚɹˈaɪəɾi ʌv mjˈuːtʃuːəl fˈʌndz.
Following talks with Sir John Templeton in 1991, the company acquired Templeton, Galbraith & Hansberger Ltd. for $913 million in 1992, and was thereafter sometimes called Franklin Templeton Investments, overseeing variety of mutual funds.