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We are a small team of passionate investors managing, on behalf of our clients, investment funds with a focus on high-quality companies that are well positioned to contribute to, and benefit from, sustainable development.
First Sentier Investors, a leading global investment manager, announced the appointment of Christy Goh as the Head of Intermediary Business, Asia, and CEO, Singapore, and named Marcus Ong as the Head of Institutional Business, Asia.
Read regular news updates, research papers, investment strategy updates and thought pieces from our leading investment experts.
Read regular news updates, research papers, investment strategy updates and thought pieces from our leading investment experts.
First Sentier Investors, a leading global investment manager, has launched its first integrated Climate and Nature Report for 2024, bringing together nature-related considerations into existing climate reporting, and aligning its mandatory and voluntary climate reporting with its reporting obligations as adopters of the Taskforce on Nature Related Disclosures (TNFD) recommendations.
We examine the characteristics and trend of a well-known measure of quality - Profitability. Firstly, we discuss some of the reasons why it is a useful measure and why it might be persistent through time. It is a strong contributor to alpha, both on the long and short sides.
This article focuses on three of the PAIs related to Biodiversity Areas, Emissions to Water, and Hazardous and Radioactive Waste. Each PAI provides details about the measures, some of the challenges related to them, and how investors may use the information they provide.
The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) for the European Union Mandates the disclosure of the Principal Adverse Impacts (PAI) that investment decisions have on sustainability factors.
The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) requires asset managers to report on up to 20 Principal Adverse Impact (PAI) indicators. PAIs are the negative impacts caused by a firm or an asset on the environment and society.
Concentration in equity markets has reached unprecedented levels. While this has driven remarkable returns for a narrow slice of the market, it raises critical questions about diversification, valuation, and risk for equity investors.
RQI Investors, an Australian-based global quantitative manager within the First Sentier Investors group, that manages US$15.4bn today launches a UCITS vehicle of its successful Global Value Strategy available to UK, European, Singaporean and Canadian investors.
At First Sentier Investors, our vision is to be a provider of world-leading investment expertise and client solutions, led by our responsible investment principles.
People are are at the heart of our success as a leading global asset manager
We believe financial markets, critical to society’s ability to function, are under threat. For too long, it has been widely accepted that short-term performance, growth, risks and financial returns should be maximised at the expense of environmental and social outcomes.
2024 was a year marked by global inflation and economic growth concerns against a backdrop of worldwide elections. As we head into 2025, volatility will remain an enduring constant.
Our team began the year with the thesis that inflation would remain stable and tariffs would hinder growth. We believed that the ongoing trade war would have a more severe impact on global growth than on inflation. As the effects of Trump's unexpectedly stringent Liberation Day announcements reverberate nearly halfway through the year, our views remain largely unchanged.
Rebecca Sherlock, Global Listed Infrastructure Portfolio Manager, delves into the missing jigsaw piece in the transition to a clean energy economy.
Rebecca Sherlock, Global Listed Infrastructure Portfolio Manager, discusses the energy trilemma of trying to balance affordability, sustainability and reliability when we set energy policy.
In this video Rebecca Sherlock, Global Listed Infrastructure Portfolio Manager, outlines actions active managers can take to influence companies
The cascading impacts of climate change and society’s overexploitation of the land and sea is giving rise to unprecedented devastation of nature and biodiversity. In the last 50 years, there has been a devastating 69% drop in wildlife populations[1]. The unfolding crisis is risking the very foundations of our economy, society and life itself, impacting humankind’s food security and access to clean water and air.
Our recent paper on Extreme Concentration focussed on the US (and so Developed Markets). This was the natural as the central issue of concentration was among the top 10 stocks in the US, among them, the “Magnificent 7”.
This paper outlines the responsible investing approach adopted by various First Sentier Investors investment teams across the globe. It involves a holistic way of thinking that addresses multiple impacts across multiple environmental, social and governance (ESG) measures. We believe it can lead to better long‑term financial and sustainability outcomes, across more measures, than more traditional frameworks.
A monthly review and outlook of the Global Listed Infrastructure sector.
With stubborn inflation in the United States, uncertainty in the Fed’s rate cut trajectory, as well as heightened geopolitical risks, the global economy is poised for a volatile year. As an investor, how can one navigate a difficult investment landscape?
The advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is affecting ever expanding fields of human activity. And the way we invest is no exception. It’s never been more timely for investors, advisors and investment managers to take deep stock of the impacts, real and potential, of AI, so we can better prepare to manage them – whether by leveraging opportunities, managing new risks or, more likely, both.
The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield ended at 4.23% in June, just 2 basis points higher than the previous quarter.
Trump’s repeated threats of tariffs has led to investors worrying about higher prices, which potentially may derail the US Fed’s efforts in bringing interest rates lower to spur economic growth.
Investors, regulators and markets have an obligation to address modern slavery risks as a key aspect of their ESG obligations.
A monthly review and outlook of the Asian Quality Bond market.
A pivotal shift in the U.S. economic landscape is now visible in the hard data, and select market segments are beginning to reflect this transition.
While markets were distracted by political noise surrounding weak jobs data, we maintained that the U.S. economy was faltering—and that hard data, as usual, was slow to reveal the sobering reality.
Learn about investing in the world's fastest growing markets with FSSA Investment Managers. We invest in high quality equities that outperform over the long term.
The "Big Beautiful Bill, " aims to make Trump's 2017 tax cuts permanent and introduce additional pro-growth reforms, but faces criticism for potentially increasing the US deficit.
A monthly review and outlook of the Global Listed Infrastructure sector.
The global political economy is rapidly evolving. The rules, norms and institutions that govern interactions between nation states are being upended, and the nature of capitalism is changing again. Having evolved in the past from laissez‑faire to Keynesianism to free market neoliberalism, it is now turning to nationalism with more state intervention.
We are entering a new era. The year 2024 will be unpredictable and clouded by many uncertainties. It will be marked by geopolitical risks, the ongoing taming of the inflation beast, and how the US Presidential election will impact markets.
Consider listing property as part of real asset portfolios for long-term returns, liquidity, and inflationary hedge. This article explores these factors and emphasizes the investment potential of listed property as a complement to real asset portfolios.
Recently I attended the largest US utility conference, the 2024 Edison Electric Institute (EEI) Financial Conference, in Hollywood, Florida. I met with management teams from 26 regulated electric and gas utility companies.
A monthly review and outlook of the Asian Quality Bond market.
A monthly review and outlook of the Asian Quality Bond market.
A monthly review and outlook of the Asian Quality Bond market.
A monthly review and outlook of the Asian Quality Bond market.
A monthly review and outlook of the Asian Quality Bond market.
Global/US US economic data prints from the last couple of months have affirmed our bearish view of the US economy. In the days leading up to the Fed’s recent policy action, markets grew increasingly divided in views of how aggressive the Fed would be in its policy trajectory, and sentiments seemed a bit more skewed towards a more bearish outcome in the real economy.
Nature and biodiversity are quickly becoming an important agenda item for policymakers, businesses and capital markets.
2024 was a good year for global listed infrastructure. Strong earnings for energy midstream and a step-change in the earnings growth outlook for utilities helped the asset class to shrug off rising bond yields and political uncertainty.
Global listed infrastructure underperformed in 2023 owing to rising interest rates and a shift away from defensive assets. Relative valuations are now at compelling levels. Infrastructure assets are expected to see earnings growth in 2024 and beyond, aided by structural growth drivers.
Corporate culture is a powerful dynamic in a company. It is the set of beliefs and attitudes about the way things are done, and so is a key component of many corporate functions.
2023 has not been for the faint-hearted. The euphoric mood from China’s post-Covid reopening that highlighted the start of 2023 revealed its alter ego as the year progressed with a slew of turbulent events, such as the regional banking crisis and Israel Hamas war.
A monthly review and outlook of the Asian Quality Bond market.
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