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| Date | Event |
| 1931 | Jersey General Investment Trust plc formed and was the first Jersey company to be quoted on the London Stock Exchange. |
| 1935 | Jersey General Executor and Trustee Company Limited established as the first trust company in the Channel Islands. |
| 1982 | Formation of Ashburton (Jersey) Limited. |
| 1987 | Formation of JG Trustees Limited. |
| 1989 | Jersey General Investment Trust plc de-listed. |
| 1989 | Jersey General Group acquire Ashburton (Jersey) Limited. |
| 1992 | Ashburton launch its widely acclaimed Replica Portfolio, the first open-ended portfolio company of its type to be authorised by the States of Jersey. At the same time, the new Group acquired the management of Asset Global Funds Limited, an umbrella fund incorporated in the Isle of Man, and extended its international operations. |
| 1997 | The Ashburton International Management (AIM) Funds were formed solely for internal use in January 1997 to provide greater diversification and reduce risk within our balanced asset management services. These Funds have, however, achieved top quartile performance since launch and are now publicly available. |
| 1998 | The relationship between FirstRand and Jersey General Group commenced in March 1998, when FirstRand took a 20% shareholding in Jersey General Group. |
| 2000 |
A 55% shareholding in the Jersey General Group was acquired by FirstRand,which is one of the top 10 listed companies of the JSE Securities Exchange, employing 42,882 people with assets under management of $127bn. |
| 2001 |
The FirstRand Group consolidated its international asset management capability through a new head office in Jersey. The formation of this new operation in Jersey was a result of FirstRand's strategic initiative to substantially enhance its international asset management offering, both for its South African and international client bases. The establishment of FirstRand International Asset Management Limited ('FRIAM') was the final stage in the acquisition of Jersey General Group Holdings Limited. |
| 2004 |
Following the sale of Ansbacher by the FirstRand Group, FRIAM re-acquired JG Trustees Limited and its parent company, RMB International (C.I.) Limited with effect from 1 July 2004. |
| 2006 | June - Ashburton's new Advanced Portfolio Funds, which offer investors three distinct risk profiles and replicates the success of its active portfolio management service, were launched. The Advanced Portfolio Funds, launched under Ashburton's Replica Portfolio umbrella, are designed to replicate the private discretionary portfolio services which are already offered to clients. They are the first funds offered by Ashburton in which hedge fund and alternative asset class instruments are a specific part of the product mix. |
| 2006 |
November - Ashburton converted two of its umbrella funds - Ashburton Global Funds Limited and Ashburton International Management Limited to PCCs and then applied the new legislation to merge them to create Ashburton Global Funds PCC. The innovative use of legislation has enabled Ashburton to make certain of its high performing funds available to UK investors for the first time. |
| 2006 |
December - Ashburton launches new Chindia Equity Fund. The Fund, which aims to achieve capital-growth by primarily investing in Chinese and Indian companies. |
| 2007 | January - Ashburton celebrates the 10 year anniversary of their top performing Regional Equity Funds. The Americas, Asia Pacific and European Equity Funds achieved top quartile performance over the last three years. |
| 2007 | July - FRIAM officially joined the Wealth Segment of FirstRand and became more engaged in the Group's activities both in South Africa and internationally. |
| 2008 |
January - FirstRand International Asset Management Limited (FRIAM) changes name to FirstRand International Wealth Management Holdings Limited (FRIWM) to more accurately reflect the company's future direction in offering a range of wealth solutions to private clients worldwide. |
