First State Investments
Global asset manager
First State Investments is a global asset management business covering a range of asset classes and investment sectors.
The business first started in Australia in 1988. It has since grown into a large-scale asset manager, with an 800-strong team across 11 offices including Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. Since 2000, it has been part of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
As of 31 December 2017, First State Investments has $171bn in AUM. Today, it has 17 teams operating across Equities, Fixed Income, Alternatives and Multi-Asset, including Stewart Investors, a pioneer in emerging market equities and sustainable investing, and First State Stewart Asia, our leading Asian equities investor.
Emerging markets
First State Investments is to launch a local currency emerging market debt fund to sit alongside its existing hard currency OEIC.
08 February 2013
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Investment
First State Investments has launched a Global Credit Income fund for the UK market, targeting wealth managers and discretionary investors.
04 February 2013
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Equities
2012 was a mixed year for markets, with developed market equities recovering from a summer sell-off to make marginal gains, while some segments of the property and bond markets outperformed.
09 January 2013
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Global
This week, managers explain which moves have helped their performance in 2012.
26 October 2012
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Property
Marco van Bussel, co-manager of the top performing First State Global Property Securities fund, has left the firm.
23 October 2012
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Investment
First State has reshuffled the co-manager line-up on its £815m Asia Pacific and £510m Greater China Growth funds.
03 October 2012
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Investment
Fund managers including Richard Pease, Harry Nimmo, Richard Buxton and rising star Philip Rodrigs were awarded the top Honours at the fifth Morningstar OBSR Awards last night.
07 September 2012
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Property
First State Investments' head of property securities Andrew Nicholas has left the group to pursue a new opportunity in the industry.
17 August 2012
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Emerging markets
First State Investments will no longer accept new platform business for its £5.6bn Asia Pacific Leaders and offshore Global Emerging Markets Select funds in an effort to limit inflows.
31 July 2012
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