{"url":"https://nivawealth.com/firms/first-sentier-investors-singapore-165124","iapdUrl":"https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/165124","regulatoryAum":10839432963,"crd":"165124","secFileNumber":"801-77069","legalName":"First Sentier Investors (singapore)","displayName":"First Sentier Investors (singapore)","website":"https://www.firstsentierinvestors.com/","founded":null,"organization":"other (specify) organized in Singapore","fiscalYearEnd":"December","headquarters":{"street":"79 Robinson Road, #17-01","city":"Singapore","state":"","stateName":"","country":"Singapore","postalCode":"068897"},"tradeNames":["First Sentier Group","First Sentier Investors","Fssa Investment Managers","Igneo Infrastructure Partners","Rqi Investors"],"registration":{"secApproved":"19 September 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They include 6 pooled investment vehicles, 2 pension and profit-sharing plans and 1 state or municipal government entities.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 21 September 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What services does First Sentier Investors (singapore) offer?","answer":"First Sentier Investors (singapore) provides portfolio management for pooled vehicles and portfolio management for institutions.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Which custodians does First Sentier Investors (singapore) use?","answer":"First Sentier Investors (singapore)’s separately managed account assets are held at HSBC International Trust Limited (Tortola), with $904,867,116, Citibank (Dublin), with $268,308,753 and State Street Bank and Trust Company (Singapore), with $249,831,094. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 21 September 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"custodians"}},{"question":"How many financial advisors does First Sentier Investors (singapore) have?","answer":"First Sentier Investors (singapore) has 0 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 55 employees, and 19 perform investment advisory functions. None are registered representatives of a broker-dealer or licensed insurance agents.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What does First Sentier Investors (singapore) invest in?","answer":"At the end of its last fiscal year, First Sentier Investors (singapore)’s separately managed accounts held 72% investment grade corporate bonds, 19% exchange-traded equities, 7% sovereign bonds and 2% cash and equivalents. It advises no private funds of its own.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Who owns First Sentier Investors (singapore)?","answer":"First Sentier Investors (singapore) is owned through a chain of holding companies by Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group, Inc. Its direct owner is First Sentier Investors (singapore) Holdings Limited (75% or more).","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 21 September 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"scheduleA"}},{"question":"How does First Sentier Investors (singapore) get paid?","answer":"First Sentier Investors (singapore) is paid through a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Its Form ADV lists no commissions among how it is paid.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}}],"holdings":null,"notice":"Compiled from public SEC Form ADV filings on the dates in `sources`. Facts as filed; not a rating, ranking, or recommendation. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with this firm. Disciplinary history is deliberately not included here or on the page; the SEC publishes the complete record at the `iapdUrl` above."}