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.
Investment
The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has named the top 20 performing and most consistent investment companies over the past decade.
09 May 2013
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2 min read
Investment
First State Investments' Angus Tulloch and Jonathan Asante have both been adding to resources stocks in recent weeks across their GEM portfolios, following the sharp pullback in the gold spot price and the valuations of a number of miners.
07 May 2013
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UK
Our ten most popular stories of this week were something of a mixed bag - readers wanted to know which were the most popular funds of Q1, why equity valuations could be misleading, and who was the latest high profile hire at Ashcourt Rowan.
12 April 2013
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Emerging markets
First State Stewart has warned it may be forced to soft-close its Dublin-domiciled range, including offerings from star manager Jonathan Asante and Angus Tulloch, if inflows continue at their current pace.
10 April 2013
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Investment
Old Mutual Global Investors' (OMGI) fund of funds manager François Zagamé has swaped First State for Schroders to run an Asian mandate for his £1.2bn Voyager Global Dynamic Equity fund.
08 April 2013
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1 min read
Industry
Former Aberdeen global fixed income bond chief Paul Griffiths has joined First State Investments as CIO of fixed interest and credit.
27 March 2013
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Investment
First State Investments is stepping up efforts to stop flows into Angus Tulloch's £7.4bn Asia Pacific Leaders fund.
15 March 2013
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Investment
First State Investments' Peter Meany, head of global listed infrastructure, explains how he is positioning his portfolio to capture the best opportunities in a varied space.
08 March 2013
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6 min read
Equities
Henderson's chief executive Andrew Formica has teamed up with Nichola Pease and a range of asset managers to launch an initiative to get young people in the UK work experience - and potentially jobs - in the City.
06 March 2013
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