{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Alt Goes Mainstream: The Latest on Alternative Investments, WealthTech, & Private Markets","title":"Franklin Templeton's George Stephan - bringing public and private together","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3116,"description":"Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast.\nToday’s episode brings the perspective of an asset management veteran who has sat on both sides of the table.\nWe sat down in Franklin Templeton’s New York City office with George Stephan, COO of Global Wealth Management Alternatives at Franklin Templeton.\nGeorge joined Franklin to continue the buildout of the firm’s Alternatives capabilities, which boasts over $264B AUM in private markets strategies that include Lexington Partners, Benefit Street Partners, and Clarion Partners. George came from KKR, where he was Head of Strategy and Business Development for the firm’s Global Client Solutions business and was also COO and Head of Investor Relations for KKR’s Global Wealth Solutions business in the Americas. Prior to KKR, George spent nine years in Morgan Stanley’s wealth management division. George is also a Board Observer at CAIS.\nGeorge and I had a fascinating conversation about how to build a wealth solutions business and how advisors approach private markets. We discussed:\nHow has the adoption of private markets by the wealth channel evolved over the course of George’s career?\nThe benefits and challenges of being a traditional asset manager building out its private markets capabilities.\nThe breadth and depth of Franklin Templeton’s reach as a firm and how that brand and history have helped Franklin partner with the wealth channel in private markets.\nHow has Franklin Templeton’s family of specialists enabled the firm to leverage the expertise of specialist alternative asset managers within a larger platform?\nHow does the wealth channel approach private markets?\nHow will model portfolios be constructed and adopted by the wealth channel?\nWill evergreen funds be the structure of choice for most advisors?\nThanks George for coming on the show to share your expertise and wisdom at the intersection of private markets and private wealth.\nShow Notes\n00:00 Introduction to our Sponsor, Ultimus\n01:55 Welcome to the Podcast...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/AFAZ1vkAT92lFJtqt-r0HeFQ55KTdcbJHmgKXaMlAtY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE5MDA4LzE2MTQ1/Mzk1MDUtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}