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  "slug": "first-sentier-investors-barangaroo-nsw-160034",
  "primary_business_name": "FIRST SENTIER INVESTORS",
  "legal_name": "FIRST SENTIER INVESTORS (AUSTRALIA) IM LTD",
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  "city": "Barangaroo, Nsw",
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  "country": "Australia",
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  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
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  "period": "2026-10-01",
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  "websites": [
    "https://au.linkedin.com/company/first-sentier-group",
    "https://firstsentiergroup.com",
    "https://firstsentierinvestors.com.au",
    "https://linkedin.com/company/first-sentier-investors"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/160034",
  "city_as_filed": "BARANGAROO, NSW",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/first-sentier-investors-barangaroo-nsw-160034",
  "display_name": "First Sentier Investors",
  "summary": "First Sentier Investors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Barangaroo, Nsw, Australia, registered since 2012, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 23, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. First Sentier Investors (CRD 160034): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Performance-based fees"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)",
    "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)",
    "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is First Sentier Investors compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), First Sentier Investors reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is First Sentier Investors located?",
      "a": "First Sentier Investors' principal office is in Barangaroo, Nsw, Australia, according to its Form ADV; the May 2026 filing also lists 2 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is First Sentier Investors registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "First Sentier Investors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2012. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 160034."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does First Sentier Investors manage?",
      "a": "First Sentier Investors reports $52,930,584,077 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 23, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have First Sentier Investors' assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for First Sentier Investors: Regulatory assets under management: $100,560,348,374 in the October 2021 data and $52,930,584,077 in the October 2026 data, down 47%. Total employees: 315 in October 2021 and 313 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does First Sentier Investors serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (43); sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions (21); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (14)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does First Sentier Investors use?",
      "a": "First Sentier Investors' most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Northern Trust as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does First Sentier Investors report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/160034"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in First Sentier Investors' recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the May 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
    }
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  "filing_history": [
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      "period": "2021-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2021-05-05"
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      "filing_date": "2022-03-29"
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      "filing_date": "2023-08-24"
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      "period": "2024-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2024-08-29"
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    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2025-07-07"
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      "filing_date": "2026-04-23"
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  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-05-01",
      "period_label": "May 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
      "period_label": "April 2026",
      "notes": [
        "No longer lists the business name Stewart Investors.",
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 55 to 51.",
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $66,482,083,252 to $52,930,584,077 (-20%).",
        "No longer lists an office in Walsh Bay Nsw."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-02-01",
      "period_label": "February 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
      ]
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    {
      "period": "2025-12-01",
      "period_label": "December 2025",
      "notes": [
        "Changed its office addresses in New York, NY."
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      "name_as_filed": "NORTHERN TRUST",
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  "custodians_note": "Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.",
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  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
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    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
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