{ "crd_number": 110992, "slug": "first-sentier-investors-international-im-limited-edinburgh-110992", "primary_business_name": "FIRST SENTIER INVESTORS INTERNATIONAL IM LIMITED", "legal_name": "FIRST SENTIER INVESTORS INTERNATIONAL IM LIMITED", "dbas": [ "FSSA", "IGNEO INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS", "STEWART INVESTORS" ], "city": "Edinburgh", "state": null, "country": "United Kingdom", "cbsa_code": null, "metro": null, "registration_type": "sec", "registration_status": "Approved", "registration_date": "1982-11-04", "years_registered": 43, "period": "2026-10-01", "filing_date": "2026-06-16", "carried_forward": false, "raum_total": 16087812857.0, "raum_discretionary": 16087812857.0, "raum_non_discretionary": 0.0, "raum_band": "over_5b", "raum_band_label": "Over $5 billion", "total_employees": 314, "advisory_employees": 50, "client_count_bucket": "fewer_than_5_in_some_types", "clients_by_type": { "investment_companies": { "raum": 528090887.0, "count": 3 }, "pension_profit_sharing": { "raum": 1391257927.0, "count": 1, "fewer_than_5": true }, "pooled_investment_vehicles": { "raum": 12635174981.0, "count": 11 }, "sovereign_wealth_foreign_official": { "raum": 1533289062.0, "count": 1, "fewer_than_5": true } }, "compensation_types": [ "percentage_of_aum", "performance_based" ], "advisory_activities": [ "portfolio_management_businesses_institutional", "portfolio_management_pooled_vehicles" ], "wrap_fee_participant": false, "disclosure_yes_count": 6, "states_registered": [], "websites": [ "https://firstsentiergroup.com", "https://igneoip.com" ], "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/110992", "disclosure_items": [ { "item": "11.C(2)", "question": "Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?" }, { "item": "11.C(4)", "question": "Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?" }, { "item": "11.D(1)", "question": "Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission, or was dishonest, unfair, or unethical?" }, { "item": "11.D(2)", "question": "Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?" }, { "item": "11.D(4)", "question": "In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?" }, { "item": "11.H(1)(c)", "question": "Has a domestic or foreign court ever dismissed, under a settlement agreement, an investment-related civil action brought against the firm or an advisory affiliate by a state or foreign financial regulator?" } ], "city_as_filed": "EDINBURGH", "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/first-sentier-investors-international-im-limited-edinburgh-110992", "display_name": "First Sentier Investors International IM Limited", "summary": "First Sentier Investors International IM Limited is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, registered since 1982, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 16, 2026.", "citation": "AdvisorCensus. First Sentier Investors International IM Limited (CRD 110992): 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 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 International IM Limited compensated?", "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), First Sentier Investors International IM Limited 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 International IM Limited located?", "a": "First Sentier Investors International IM Limited's principal office is in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, according to its Form ADV; the July 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F)." }, { "q": "Is First Sentier Investors International IM Limited registered with the SEC or a state?", "a": "First Sentier Investors International IM Limited is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1982. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 110992." }, { "q": "How much does First Sentier Investors International IM Limited manage?", "a": "First Sentier Investors International IM Limited reports $16,087,812,857 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 16, 2026 (100% discretionary)." }, { "q": "How have First Sentier Investors International IM Limited's assets and staff changed since 2021?", "a": "In the Form ADV data for First Sentier Investors International IM Limited: Regulatory assets under management: $13,317,198,257 in the October 2021 data and $16,087,812,857 in the October 2026 data, up 21%. Total employees: 362 in October 2021 and 314 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 International IM Limited serve?", "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (11); investment companies (3); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (1)." }, { "q": "Does First Sentier Investors International IM Limited report any disciplinary disclosures?", "a": "Reports 6 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(4) (SEC or CFTC order), 11.D(1) (another regulator's finding of a false statement or omission, or of dishonest, unfair, or unethical conduct), 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation), 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years), and 11.H(1)(c) (regulator's civil action dismissed under a settlement). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/110992" }, { "q": "What changed in First Sentier Investors International IM Limited's recent Form ADV filings?", "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Added the business name Fssa. Employees performing advisory functions went from 63 to 50. Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)." } ], "filing_history": [ { "period": "2021-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 13317198257.0, "total_employees": 362, "filing_date": "2021-03-29" }, { "period": "2022-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 15392845132.0, "total_employees": 378, "filing_date": "2022-03-31" }, { "period": "2023-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 13598317687.0, "total_employees": 377, "filing_date": "2023-08-28" }, { "period": "2024-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 15543189218.0, "total_employees": 368, "filing_date": "2024-03-14" }, { "period": "2025-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 14790304320.0, "total_employees": 344, "filing_date": "2025-07-29" }, { "period": "2026-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 16087812857.0, "total_employees": 314, "filing_date": "2026-06-16" } ], "recent_changes": [ { "period": "2026-04-01", "period_label": "April 2026", "notes": [ "Added the business name Fssa.", "Employees performing advisory functions went from 63 to 50.", "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)." ] } ], "fees_from_brochure": null, "custodians": [], "custodians_note": null, "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/first-sentier-investors-international-im-limited-edinburgh-110992.md", "clients": [ { "type": "investment_companies", "label": "Investment companies", "count": 3, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 528090887.0 }, { "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles", "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)", "count": 11, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 12635174981.0 }, { "type": "pension_profit_sharing", "label": "Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)", "count": 1, "fewer_than_5": true, "raum": 1391257927.0 }, { "type": "sovereign_wealth_foreign_official", "label": "Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions", "count": 1, "fewer_than_5": true, "raum": 1533289062.0 } ], "disclosure_line": "Reports 6 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.", "indexable": true, "suppressed": false, "claimed": false, "enhanced": false, "provided_by_the_firm": null, "source": { "name": "Form ADV", "as_of": "2026-10-01", "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/110992", "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data" } }