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.
First State UK CEO Rob Adams has joined Henderson Global Investors to spearhead its new Australian investment management business.
First State Asia Pacific Leaders manager Angus Tulloch has warned investors political stability in China is "increasingly fragile" in the aftermath of the Bo Xilai scandal.
First State Investments' emerging market and Asia Pacific specialist Angus Tulloch tells Kyle Caldwell about the macroeconomic headwinds preventing him from taking a bullish stance on the region.
First State Investments' Angus Tulloch and two members of his team are to take over management of the £192m Scottish Oriental Companies trust next year.
First State Investments Asia Pacific star Angus Tulloch has warned China will undershoot current GDP forecasts this year, as its domestic economy fails to take up the slack left by waning oversaes demand.
Fidelity landed two awards and First State Investments gained its fourth consecutive win at the 2012 Lipper Fund Awards last night.
First State Investments has created a brand to differentiate its emerging markets arm, run by Angus Tulloch and Stuart Paul.
First State's star fund manager Angus Tulloch has warned the Chinese authorities will struggle to stop the country's GDP contracting as the repercussions from stimulus measures come home to roost.
First State Investments' Jonathan Asante bought into Anglo American for the first time in three years ahead of its purchase of 40% of diamond producer De Beers last week.