First Sentier Investors (UK) IM Limited

First Sentier Investors (UK) IM Limited

First Sentier Investors (UK) IM Limited is an asset management entity registered in the United Kingdom, functioning as a branch of the larger First Sentier Investors group. The group itself was formed from the 2020 rebranding of Colonial First State Global Asset Management, an Australian asset manager founded in 1877, after Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group acquired the business (per Reuters, 2019). The UK entity focuses on distributing the firm's investment strategies to institutional investors, pension funds, and wealth managers across Europe. The group operates a multi-boutique model, housing specialist investment teams including Stewart Investors (global equity, sustainability), RQI Investors (value equities), FSSA Investment Managers (Asia-Pacific equities), and Realindex (quantitative investing). Assets are allocated across global equities, fixed income, infrastructure equity, real estate, and private credit. The firm has been a long-term manager for UK pension schemes and sovereign wealth funds (per the group's regulatory filings). The UK entity employs a mix of distribution, client service, and operational staff, though specific headcount at that legal entity is not disclosed. The group maintains additional offices in Sydney, Hong Kong, Tokyo, New York, and Amsterdam. A recent operational development: April 2024 — the group announced the acquisition of a majority stake in UK infrastructure manager Igneo Infrastructure Partners from MUFG (per Infralogic, April 2024). First Sentier's structural differentiator is its ownership by MUFG, the world's fifth-largest bank by assets, which provides both stability and access to a vast distribution network while allowing the firm's independent investment teams to maintain their own identities. The UK entity handles regulatory compliance and distribution separately from the Australian parent, ensuring alignment with UK and EU regimes.