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Fidelity Investments Non-US business

FIL Limited Type Private Industry Financial services Founded 1969 Founders Edward Johnson, III Headquarters Pembroke , Bermuda Key people Abigail Johnson (Chairman) Anne Richards (Vice Chairman) Keith Metters (President) Products Investment management, mutual funds, ISAs, Pensions, Fund platforms AUM US$1,086 billion (31 December 2025)[1] Number of employees 7,600+ (2018)[2] Subsidiaries Eight Roads Ventures Website www.fidelityinternational.com

**Fidelity International Ltd** (**FIL**) is a company that provides [investment management](/source/Investment_management) services including [mutual funds](/source/Mutual_fund), [pension](/source/Pension) management and [fund platforms](/source/Fund_platform) to [private](/source/Private_investors) and [institutional investors](/source/Institutional_investor). Fidelity International was originally established in 1969 as the international investment subsidiary of [Fidelity Investments](/source/Fidelity_Investments) in Boston before being spun out as an independent business in 1980. Since then, it has continued to operate as a [private](/source/Private_company) [employee-owned company](/source/Employee-owned_company).

## History

It was established in 1969[3] as an international investment subsidiary of Fidelity Management & Research, before becoming an independent business in 1980. Today, Fidelity International handles investments for clients in Europe, Canada, EMEA and Asia, while the US-based Fidelity Management and Research handles investments for clients in the USA.

In the same year that it was established, an office was opened in Tokyo,[4] followed by London in 1973,[5] Hong Kong in 1981[6] and Taipei in 1986. In 1990 the first Continental European office was opened in Amsterdam,[7] when a number of Luxembourg funds for Continental Europe and Asia were launched. Expansion has continued, with Fidelity opening an office in India in 2001 and in China in 2004.

In 2012, then Chief Investment Officer [Dominic Rossi](/source/Dominic_Rossi) expressed support for a [UK](/source/United_Kingdom) government plan to allow shareholders to veto bonus deals for boardroom members in companies, using what *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)* called "unusually confrontational language for a major investor more accustomed to operating behind the scenes".[8] Rossi has since campaigned to get UK [long-term incentive plans](/source/Long-term_incentive_plan) extended from three years to five.[9]

In March 2021, Fidelity International acquired a minority stake in [Moonfare](/source/Moonfare) as part of the company's Series B funding round.[10] In April 2021, the two companies launched a distribution partnership focused on institutional and wholesale private market investment access in Europe.[11] The partnership was expanded into Asia in 2022.[12]

As of 2025[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fidelity_International&action=edit), Fidelity International reported US$1.086 trillion in total client assets and operated across more than 25 locations globally.[1]

The company is privately owned; the majority of the company is owned by its employees, though the Johnson family still owns a substantial minority of 39.89% according to regulatory filings.[13]

## Controversial investments

Fidelity International has been a major investor in [Hikvision](/source/Hikvision) and [SenseTime](/source/SenseTime), the former a Chinese surveillance technology manufacturer that was sanctioned in 2019 by the U.S. government for enabling [human rights abuses](/source/Persecution_of_Uyghurs_in_China) in [Xinjiang](/source/Xinjiang).[14][15]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-fidelity-business_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-fidelity-business_1-1) ["Our business"](https://www.fidelityinternational.com/about-fidelity/our-business). *Fidelity International*. Retrieved 13 May 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Selecting FundsNetwork™ as your long-term platform partner"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210113113754/https://fundsnetworkprod-live-733ab5a756b04a1d8aea729f1589b80b-2a8642e.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/filer_public/ff/d8/ffd8c558-765e-4cff-bd10-ea82781e9759/response-due-diligence-request.pdf) (PDF). *FundsNetwork*. Archived from [the original](https://fundsnetworkprod-live-733ab5a756b04a1d8aea729f1589b80b-2a8642e.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/filer_public/ff/d8/ffd8c558-765e-4cff-bd10-ea82781e9759/response-due-diligence-request.pdf) (PDF) on 2021-01-13. Retrieved 2021-01-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ft20130915_3-0)** Johnson, Steve (15 September 2013). ["Fidelity Worldwide scouts beyond the boomers for business"](https://www.ft.com/content/d6071a9a-196a-11e3-80ec-00144feab7de). *[Financial Times](/source/Financial_Times)*. UK. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130927223109/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d6071a9a-196a-11e3-80ec-00144feab7de.html#axzz2iWuz7f4F) from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Company_Overview_of_Fidelity_Investments_Japan_Limited_4-0)** ["Company Overview of Fidelity Investments Japan Limited"](http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=22771865). [Bloomberg Businessweek](/source/Bloomberg_Businessweek). Retrieved 2013-12-18.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-iw20020525_5-0)** ["Fidelity succeeds through evolution"](http://www.investmentweek.co.uk/investment-week/news/1367271/fidelity-succeeds-evolution). *Investment Week*. UK. 25 February 2002. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20131219021006/http://www.investmentweek.co.uk/investment-week/news/1367271/fidelity-succeeds-evolution) from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FIL_Investment_Management_(Hong_Kong)_Limited_6-0)** ["FIL Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited"](http://www.bcthk.com/BCT/html/eng/page/WMP0260/ICF0100/invest_popup.htm). BCTHK. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20131219020858/http://www.bcthk.com/BCT/html/eng/page/WMP0260/ICF0100/invest_popup.htm) from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-12-18.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FIL_(Luxembourg)_S.A._7-0)** ["FIL (Luxembourg) S.A."](https://fundlab.credit-suisse.com/dsp/provider_box2.cfm?prov=21) Credit Suisse. Retrieved 2013-12-18.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Fund manager Fidelity attacks executive pay and bonus bonanza"](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/jan/18/fidelity-slams-executive-pay-bonuses). *The Guardian*. 18 January 2012. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200108041031/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/jan/18/fidelity-slams-executive-pay-bonuses) from the original on 8 January 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Boardroom pay failing to reflect performance, fund manager claims"](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/jul/03/boardroom-pay-fund-manager-dominic-rossi). *The Guardian*. 3 July 2014. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160305072910/http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/jul/03/boardroom-pay-fund-manager-dominic-rossi) from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Agnew, Harriet (19 June 2022). ["Traditional asset managers race to expand private investment alternatives"](https://www.ft.com/content/b1d8ae4d-30c6-4172-ba4d-729e3bf08bac). *Financial Times*. Retrieved 13 May 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Fidelity and Moonfare join forces in strategic partnership"](https://www.moonfare.com/blog/fidelity-moonfare-join-forces-strategic-partnership). *Moonfare*. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Fidelity International to broaden client access to private assets through expanded Moonfare partnership in Asia"](https://www.fidelity.com.sg/articles/press-releases/2022-05-25-fidelity-international-to-broaden-client-access-to-private-assets-through-expanded-moonfare-partnership-in-asia-1653459928314). *Fidelity International*. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-bloomberg2012_13-0)** [Hidden Johnson Billionaires Found in Fidelity Fund Empire](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-09-19/hidden-johnson-billionaires-found-in-fidelity-fund-empire) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160923163833/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-09-19/hidden-johnson-billionaires-found-in-fidelity-fund-empire) 2016-09-23 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), Brendan Coffey, *Bloomberg News*, September 20, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Investor defends backing blacklisted Chinese firm"](https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50887852). *[BBC News](/source/BBC_News)*. 2019-12-23. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20191224013035/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50887852) from the original on 2019-12-24. Retrieved 2019-12-24.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Mozur, Paul (2019-04-14). ["One Month, 500,000 Face Scans: How China Is Using A.I. to Profile a Minority"](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/14/technology/china-surveillance-artificial-intelligence-racial-profiling.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0362-4331](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190608204738/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/14/technology/china-surveillance-artificial-intelligence-racial-profiling.html) from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved 2020-05-22.

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.fidelityinternational.com/)

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