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First State Investments International Limited (Edinburgh Scotland)


First State Investments International Limited is a large advisory firm based in Edinburgh Scotland. It manages $15.22 billion of regulatory assets for 30 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2003 and has operated in the jurisdiction of New Hampshire.

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First State Investments International Limited provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

First State Investments International Limited: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of First State Investments International Limited is $15.22 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 2069% since the beginning of its operation, and $111.62 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.


The firm manages $15.22 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $507.39 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 100% of the total AUM.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay First State Investments International Limited for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Kanesh Vallabhdas Lakhani serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit sharing plans, and sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions. The largest group of clients of Kanesh Vallabhdas Lakhani is pooled investment vehicles with 13 clients and $6.87 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, First State Investments International Limited has the 4th lowest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $15.22 billion for 47 clients. 85% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

First State Investments International Limited also advises several private funds.

Careers at First State Investments International Limited

The company employs 337 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 20 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Kanesh Vallabhdas Lakhani has been acting as President since 1 Feb 2012. Inc Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group joined the executive team most recently as the Shareholder.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
First State Investment Management (Uk)Limited Beneficial owner 1 Jun 1982 75% - 100% foreign
James Stewart Ayling Company secretary 1 Aug 1994 Other 4343278
Michael Graeme Tulloch Head of finance 1 Jan 1998 Other 4343283
Stuart Watson Paul Chief investment officer & director 1 Oct 2000 Other 4338358
Martin Joseph Harris Head of institutional business development 1 Dec 2000 Other 4609971
Gregory Robert Cooper Chief finance officer & director 1 Apr 2001 Other 4519170
Thomas Douglas Tremayne Waring Chief executive officer 1 Sep 2003 Other 4377717
John William Dickinson Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2004 Other 4864313
Rajeev Gupta Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2004 Other 4864313
Rajeev Gupta Chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2005 Other 4864313
Chris Crawford Director 1 Sep 2006 Other 5213373
Warwick Martin Negus Director 1 Sep 2006 Other 2750560
Jim Evans Director 1 Feb 2007 Other 5416712
Charlie Metcalfe Ceo 1 Feb 2007 Other 5416715
Paul Gerard Gately Director 1 Feb 2007 Other 3007352
Duncan Gracie Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2007 Other 5309655
Mark John Lazberger Director 1 Sep 2008 Other 5627953
Paul Alexander Rayson Director 1 Dec 2008 Other 5646421
Michael Stapleton Director 1 Mar 2009 Other 5655637
Gregg Johnston Director 1 Sep 2009 Other 5738434
Gary Nigel Withers Director 1 Sep 2009 Other 5497973
Adrian Charles Newlands Smith Head of legal 1 Jan 2010 Other 6249079
Janet Carey Chief compliance officer 1 Apr 2010 Other 5309655
Janet Carey Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2011 Other 5309655
Richard Carleton Wastcoat Non-executive director 1 Oct 2011 Other 1209889
Mark David Steinberg Director 1 Nov 2011 Other 6010747
Kanesh Vallabhdas Lakhani Director 1 Feb 2012 Other 5309655
Christian Richard Turpin Chief executive officer 1 Feb 2012 Other 4519170
Adrian Patrick John Hilderly Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2012 Other 6249076
James Braunton Breyley Chief financial officer 1 Jan 2013 Other 6249081
Christian Richard Turpin Chief executive officer 1 Feb 2013 Other 4519170
Susan Turner Director 1 Aug 2013 Other 6328036
Susan Turner Director 1 Oct 2013 Other 6328036
Parisha Kanani Executive legal counsel 1 Dec 2013 Other 6555036
Paul Thomas Griffiths Director 1 Feb 2014 Other 4373949
Paul Thomas Griffiths Director 1 Mar 2014 Other 4373949
Andrew Charles Kutty Vergis Head of legal, emea 1 Aug 2014 Other 6395302
Cyril Francis Johnson Non-executive director 1 Aug 2015 Other 6555894
Caroline Ann Donald Executive legal counsel 1 Dec 2016 Other 6742367
Vicky Wai Choo Kubitscheck Non-executive director 1 Jul 2018 Other 7011936
Kerry Johan Thirkell Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2019 Other 7172042
Scott Allen Executive legal counsel 1 Mar 2019 Other 7172079

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 16 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Si Holdings Limited Shareholder 1 Jul 1988 75% - 100% foreign
First State Investment Management (Uk) Limited Shareholder 1 Jan 2000 75% - 100% foreign
First State Investments(Uk Holdings) Limited Shareholder 1 Mar 2000 75% - 100% foreign
Commonwealth Insurance Holdings Limited Shareholder 1 Mar 2000 75% - 100% foreign
First State Investments(Uk) Holdings Limited Shareholder 1 Mar 2000 75% - 100% foreign
Colonial Holding Co.(No.2) Pty. Limited Shareholder 1 Mar 2000 75% - 100% foreign
Colonial Holding Company Pty. Limited Shareholder 1 Mar 2000 75% - 100% foreign
Colonial Limited Shareholder 1 Mar 2000 75% - 100% foreign
Colonial First State Group Ltd Shareholder 1 Jun 2000 75% - 100% foreign
Commonwealth Bank Of Australia Shareholder 1 Jun 2000 75% - 100% foreign
Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society Ltd Shareholder 1 Jun 2000 75% - 100% foreign
Commonwealth Insurance Holdings Limited Shareholder 1 Apr 2005 75% - 100% foreign
Colonial Holding Company Limited Shareholder 1 Apr 2006 75% - 100% foreign
Inc Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group Shareholder 1 Aug 2019 75% - 100% foreign
Mitsubishi Ufj Trust And Banking Corporation Shareholder 1 Aug 2019 75% - 100% foreign
Carol Australia Holdings Pty Limited Shareholder 1 Aug 2019 75% - 100% foreign

Based in Edinburgh Scotland

The principal office where First State Investments International Limited performs its advisory services is located at 23 St. Andrew Square, Edinburgh Scotland, Eh2 1 Bb, which is also the mailing address of the firm. The firm also has an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 44(0)131 473 2200 or by fax 44(0)131 473 2222. The normal business hours are 0800 gmt - 1800 gmt on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at firststateinvestments.com/fsigloballanding.aspx.


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