First State and Stewart Investors funds have names changed
22 September 2020 - First State Investments has today rebranded to First Sentier Investors. The brand change is part of a global re-branding program which began in 2019 after First State Investments was acquired by Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (MUTB), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG).
Alongside the corporate brand name change, there are a number of fund name changes to reflect the brands of the investment teams responsible for their management: First Sentier Investors and FSSA Investment Managers.
Fund name changes:
| Current fund names | New fund names |
| First State Asian Property Securities Fund | First Sentier Asian Property Securities Fund |
| First State Diversified Growth Fund | First Sentier Diversified Growth Fund |
| First State Emerging Markets Bond Fund | First Sentier Emerging Markets Bond Fund |
| First State Global Property Securities Fund | First Sentier Global Property Securities Fund |
| First State Global Listed Infrastructure Fund | First Sentier Global Listed Infrastructure Fund |
| First State All China Fund | FSSA All China Fund |
| First State Asia Focus Fund | FSSA Asia Focus Fund |
| First State Greater China Growth Fund | FSSA Greater China Growth Fund |
| First State Indian Subcontinent All-Cap Fund | FSSA Indian Subcontinent All-Cap Fund |
| First State Japan Focus Fund | FSSA Japan Focus Fund |
| First State Global Emerging Markets Focus Fund | FSSA Global Emerging Markets Focus Fund |
Stewart Investors fund name change
Stewart Investors, which is also part of the First Sentier Investors group, but operates with discrete investment autonomy, according to its investment philosophy, has also decided to rename the Stewart Investors Asia Pacific Leaders fund.
Effective today, it will be named Stewart Investors Asia Pacific Leaders Sustainability fund. This is to highlight the fact that the fund is managed by the Sustainable Funds Group within Stewart Investors, which focusses on investment in companies which are positioned to benefit from, and contribute to, the sustainable development of the countries in which they operate. There has been no change to the team managing the fund.