First Sentier Investors

Funds management

Blackwattle nabs FSI trio for equity income launch

Blackwattle Investment Partners has hired a management trio from First Sentier Investors – who departed amid the closure of four investment teams last year – to run its f...

Funds management

First Sentier Group established to reflect brand evolution

Global investment manager First Sentier Investors has launched an umbrella brand to provide greater clarity around its shift to a multi-affiliate asset manager encompassi...

Funds management

First Sentier CEO to step down

First Sentier Investors chief executive, Mark Steinberg, is set to depart the asset manager after seven years. ...

Funds management

First Sentier appoints financial, strategy chief

First Sentier Investors has hired its incoming chief financial and strategy officer to drive growth, having also confirmed its entry into the Australian ETF market last m...

Funds management

First Sentier Investors joins Aussie ETF market

First Sentier Investors is the latest investment manager to enter the ETF space, enabling financial advisers and investors to access an existing geared fund via an ETF st...

Financial planning

RIAA appoints chair as Piper steps down

Responsible Investment Association Australasia chair Ross Piper has stepped down, and the organisation has appointed a successor from First Sentier Investors. ...

Funds management

RQI Investors confirm dual research hires

RQI Investors, an active quantitative equities manager within First Sentier Investors Group, has bolstered its research team with two appointments....

Funds management

First Sentier signs mandate with Northern Trust

First Sentier Investors has inked a new mandate with fund administration service Northern Trust, extending a 19-year relationship into the Australian market....

People & Products

FSI announces inaugural chief commercial officer

First Sentier Investors has announced two key promotions in its leadership team, with a new global head of distribution and marketing and the newly created role of chief ...

People & Products

Macquarie taps former FSI exec to lead investment strategy

Former First Sentier Investors multi-asset portfolio manager Andrew Harman has announced a new role, joining Macquarie Group as head of investment strategy and asset allo...

Funds management

Replacement CFSIL fund managers approved by CFS

Colonial First State has approved all alternative managers for its funds, following the closure of four First Sentier Investors teams in April....

Funds management

CFS approves first FSI replacement manager

Colonial First State has confirmed the first alternative manager for its funds, following the closure of four First Sentier Investors teams. ...

Funds management

CFS sources replacement managers after FSI investment team closures

Following the closure of four investment teams last month by First Sentier Investors, Colonial First State has proposed multiple replacement managers for the CFSIL funds....

Funds management

Defend and maintain: Client retention key focus for asset managers

Rather than gathering new clients and launching new products, the key focus of asset managers right now is to ensure their existing clients are top priority in a bid to p...

Funds management

FSI to close four investment teams

First Sentier Investors has announced it will close four of its Australian investment teams amid a simplification of the business, with $14 billion expected to be returne...