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- New partnerships include ETFs in the Franklin Templeton ICAV range for investors on flatex, S Broker and easybank
Frankfurt/Vienna, 7 July 2025 – Franklin Templeton1 is pleased to announce three new partnerships with German online brokers flatex2 and S Broker3 and Austria’s easybank4 to expand its distribution efforts in Germany and Austria through the brokers´ respective digital platforms. Today, investors in Germany and Austria will have the choice to trade Franklin Templeton ETFs5 at zero or minimum costs through their savings plans or with no or low fees for individual trades.
Christian Machts, Head of Germany & Austria, Franklin Templeton, commented: "Since launching our initial suite of ETFs in Germany in 2017, we’ve observed a remarkable increase in the adoption of savings plans. In fact, the number of savings plans in Germany has surged by over 500% over the past five years, according to a study by extraETF. Partnerships with online brokers are fundamental to our ongoing expansion of our ETF business strategy which is seamlessly integrated into Franklin Templeton’s overall distribution efforts.”
Martin Bechtloff, ETF Distribution for Germany and Austria, Franklin Templeton, added: “We see a vast, untapped potential for ETFs in Germany’s and Austria’s retail markets, which we believe will drive substantial growth in the coming years. Our collaborations with various brokerage platforms over the last few years have demonstrated their value as key distribution channels for our ETF offerings. Additionally, while saving plans are favoured by retail investors in Germany and Austria, our partnerships with online brokers enhance our reach and appeal to younger investors.”
Franklin Templeton’s global ETF platform enables investors to pursue their desired outcomes through a range of indexed and active ETFs. Supported by the strength and resources of one of the world’s largest asset managers, the global ETF platform has approximately $42 billion in assets under management globally as of 31 May 2025.
For more information on the Franklin Templeton ETF range please visit: www.franklintempleton.de or www.franklintempleton.at.
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This is a marketing communication. Please refer to the prospectus of the UCITS and to the KIID/KID before making any final investment decisions.
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- flatexDEGIRO AG, operating as flatex, is one of the leading and fastest growing online brokers in Europe, offering its services in 16 countries. The company recently held around €70 billion in assets in more than 3 million customer accounts and processed an average of over 60 million securities transactions per year for its customers in recent years. Through its three brokerage platforms - DEGIRO, flatex and ViTrade - flatexDEGIRO offers its customers access to trading on around 50 exchanges in Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific region, as well as in off-exchange direct trading. Its customers are active and well-informed traders who trade without investment advice. With ViTrade, flatexDEGIRO additionally serves particularly active traders. Brokerage and banking services related to securities trading are provided by flatexDEGIRO Bank AG, a subsidiary with a full banking licence. flatexDEGIRO has proprietary technology with very high availability along the entire value chain and thus sets standards in platform and service quality. www.flatex.de
- S Broker is the online broker of the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe and a subsidiary of DekaBank, the securities service provider of the savings banks. With S-Broker, customers can easily and inexpensively take control of their own securities transactions – anytime, anywhere. They benefit from the many years of expertise and the broad, independent range of services offered by S-Broker and the security of the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe. For more information about S-Broker, visit www.sbroker.de.
- easybank is a leading direct bank brand in Austria and belongs to BAWAG. We focus on offering high-quality online banking services and innovative solutions for our customers' financial needs. easybank customers can conveniently manage their banking transactions 24/7 using eBanking and the easybank app. We offer a wide range of financial products and services: from current accounts, savings accounts, credit cards, loans, to insurance and securities trading, we offer everything that modern financial transactions require. www.easybank.at
- An investment in Franklin Templeton UCITS ETF range entails risks, which are described in the prospectus, its supplements and in the relevant Key Information Document (KID)/Key Investor Information Document (KIID). Please refer to the prospectus of the UCITS and to the KID/KIID before making any final investment decisions.The Fund's documents are available in English, German and French from your local website or can be requested via FT's European Facilities Service which is available at https://www.eifs.lu/franklintempleton. In addition, a Summary of Investor Rights is available from www.franklintempleton.lu/investor-rights. The summary is available in English. Franklin Templeton ICAV is notified for marketing in multiple EU Member States under the UCITS Directive. Franklin Templeton ICAV can terminate such notifications for any share class and/or sub-fund at any time by using the process contained in Article 93a of the UCITS Directive.
Franklin Templeton ICAV UCITS ETFs (domiciled outside of the U.S. or Canada) may not be directly or indirectly offered or sold to residents of the United States of America or Canada. ETFs trade like stocks, fluctuate in market value and may trade at prices above or below their net asset value. Brokerage commissions and ETF expenses will reduce returns.
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