Franklin Templeton definition

Franklin Templeton means Franklin Templeton Investments and its affiliated companies (formerly “Legg Mason”);

Franklin Templeton in the names ox xxx Xxxds as set forth in Schedule A to this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser acknowledges and agrees that the names "Curian Variable Series Trust" and Curian Capital, LLC, and abbreviations or logos associated with those names, are the valuable property of the Adviser and its affiliates; that the Trust, has the right to use such names, abbreviations and logos; and that the Sub-Adviser shall use the names "Curian Variable Series Trust", Curian Capital, LLC, and associated abbreviations and logos, only in connection with the Sub-Adviser's performance of its duties hereunder. Further, in any communication with the public and in any marketing communications of any sort, the Sub-Adviser agrees to obtain prior written approval from the Adviser before using or referring to "Curian Variable Series Trust" and the Adviser, or the Funds or any abbreviations or logos associated with those names; provided that nothing herein shall be deemed to prohibit the Sub-Adviser from referring to the performance of the Funds in the Sub-Adviser's marketing material as long as such marketing material does not constitute "sales literature" or "advertising" for the Funds, as those terms are used in the rules, regulations and guidelines of the SEC and FINRA. The name "Curian Variable Series Trust" and "Trustees of Curian Variable Series Trust" refer respectively to the Trust created by, and the Trustees, as trustees but not individually or personally, acting from time to time under, the Declaration of Trust, to which reference is hereby made and a copy of which is on file at the office of the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and elsewhere as required by law, and to any and all amendments thereto so filed or hereafter filed. The obligations of the "Curian Variable Series Trust" entered in the name or on behalf thereof by any of the Trustees, representatives or agents are made not individually but only in such capacities and are not binding upon any of the Trustees, Shareholders or representatives or agents of Trust personally, but bind only the assets of Trust, and persons dealing with the Funds must look solely to the assets of Trust belonging to such Fund for the enforcement of any claims against the Trust.

Examples of Franklin Templeton in a sentence

• Examples of such Proprietary Information include, among other things, internal research reports, research materials supplied to Franklin Templeton Investments by vendors and broker-dealers not generally available to the public, minutes of departmental/research meetings and conference calls, and communications with company officers (including confidentiality agreements).

• This policy applies to Franklin Templeton funds including those Funds purchased through a 401(k) plan and to funds that are sub-advised by an investment adviser subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc., but does not apply to purchases and sales of Franklin Templeton money fund shares.

• All Franklin Templeton Investments personnel also are reminded of the need to be careful to protect from disclosure other types of sensitive information that they may obtain or have access to as a result of their employment or association with Franklin Templeton Investments.

• Franklin Templeton Investments has established a process by which access to company files that may contain sensitive or non-public information such as the Bargain List and the Source of Funds List is carefully limited.

• If you are an employee or temporary employee of Franklin Templeton Investments AND you do not fit into any of the above categories, you are a Non-Access Person.

• Portfolio Persons are a subset of Access Persons and are those employees of Franklin Templeton Investments, who, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, makes or participates in the decision to purchase or sell a security by a Fund or any other client or if his or her functions relate to the making of any recommendations about those purchases or sales.

• All officers, directors, employees and certain designated temporary employees of Franklin Templeton Investments are Code of Ethics Persons.

• Pursuant to the Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988, No officer, director, employee, consultant acting in a similar capacity, or other person associated with Franklin Templeton Investments may trade, either personally or on behalf of clients, including all client assets managed by the entities in Franklin Templeton Investments, on material non-public information or communicating material non-public information to others in violation of the law.

• Franklin Templeton Investments will treat the information set forth in a report of any suspected violation of the Code or Insider Trading Policy in a confidential manner and will conduct a prompt and appropriate evaluation and investigation of any matter reported.

• Access Persons shall not buy securities in any initial public offering, or a secondary offering by an issuer except for offerings of securities made by closed-end funds that are either advised or sub-advised by a Franklin Templeton Investments adviser.