Franklin Templeton Acquires Managed Options Capabilities for Advisors Serving Wealth Management and Institutional Clients

Franklin Resources has announced that it has acquired volScout, an early-stage business delivering managed options strategies to advisors serving wealth management and institutional clients, and has hired its founding partners, Brad Berggren, Jon Orseck and Roger Weber.  With this transaction, Franklin Templeton, a leading separately managed account (SMA) provider with…