Profile
Mr. Jonathan G.
Asante is a Portfolio Manager & Analyst at Chikara Investments LLP.
In March 2023 he joined CCAM along with some ex-colleagues to run the Global Emerging Markets team.
He joined Natwest Group in 1994, followed by Axa Framlington in 1995 as a Global Emerging Markets fund manager, and Group Economist from 2001.
He then joined what was then the Asia Pacific and Emerging Markets team of First State Investments in 2004 (subsequently First State Stewart, then Stewart Investors) and in 2008 was appointed Lead Portfolio Manager for all GEM funds.
He was appointed as one of two Managing Partners of Stewart Investors.
He left the business in 2019 to pursue his own path.
He graduated from the London School of Economics with a BSc and a MSc in Economics and subsequently taught classes in economics and econometrics at the London School of Economics whilst doing postgraduate research in the area of economic development and industrial organisation.
Jonathan Asante active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Chikara Investments LLP
 Chikara Investments LLP Investment ManagersFinance Chikara Investments LLP (Chikara) is an alternative investment manager headquartered in London, UK. The firm was co-founded by Angus Coupland and D. Richard Cardiff in 2005 as Coupland Cardiff Asset Management LLP. They are a subsidiary of CCAM Asia Ltd., which is owned by Coupland Cardiff Management (Cayman) Ltd. The firm manages capacity constrained, index agnostic, long only strategies on behalf of pension funds, family offices and other institutions. Chikara is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI). | Analyst-Equity | 2023-02-28 |
Former positions of Jonathan Asante
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
First Sentier Investors (UK) IM Ltd.
 First Sentier Investors (UK) IM Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance First Sentier Investors (UK) IM Ltd. (FSIIM) is the wholly-owned, Great Britain-based specialist asset management subsidiary of S.I. Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8306) in Japan. Headquartered in Edinburgh, the firm was founded in 1970 and formerly known as First State Investment Management (UK) Ltd. FSIIM provides discretionary investment management and portfolio management services to a range of institutional clients and funds. | Head-Equity Investments | 2019-10-14 |
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First Sentier Investors (UK) IM Ltd.
First Sentier Investors (UK) IM Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance First Sentier Investors (UK) IM Ltd. (FSIIM) is the wholly-owned, Great Britain-based specialist asset management subsidiary of S.I. Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8306) in Japan. Headquartered in Edinburgh, the firm was founded in 1970 and formerly known as First State Investment Management (UK) Ltd. FSIIM provides discretionary investment management and portfolio management services to a range of institutional clients and funds. | Finance |
Chikara Investments LLP
Chikara Investments LLP Investment ManagersFinance Chikara Investments LLP (Chikara) is an alternative investment manager headquartered in London, UK. The firm was co-founded by Angus Coupland and D. Richard Cardiff in 2005 as Coupland Cardiff Asset Management LLP. They are a subsidiary of CCAM Asia Ltd., which is owned by Coupland Cardiff Management (Cayman) Ltd. The firm manages capacity constrained, index agnostic, long only strategies on behalf of pension funds, family offices and other institutions. Chikara is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI). | Finance |
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