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Aberdeen Standard expands in mainland China

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
Aberdeen Standard Investments announced it secured a licence to operate in the Chinese market via its subsidiary Aberdeen Asset Management (Shanghai). The licence granted by the Asset Management Association of China (AMAC) will enable the firm to manufacture ...

RG97 to shine a light on passive strategies: Aberdeen Standard

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
RG97 will likely demonstrate some passive investment vehicles aren't quite as cheap as people believe, according to Aberdeen Standard Investments head of Australian fixed income Nicholas Bishop. Speaking at a media briefing in Sydney, Bishop suggested ...

Morningstar secures $337bn portfolio disclosure commitment

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... Anthony Serhan said: "We worked with a small focus group of fund managers in the early days of the campaign including Aberdeen, Cbus, Franklin Templeton, JP Morgan, MFS, Nikko AM, Pengana, PIMCO, RARE, Fidelity and Vanguard. With many more joining the ...

Former Crestone CIO joins Aberdeen Leaders

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
The board of Aberdeen Leaders Limited (ALR) has appointed a joint chief executive and chief investment officer. David Sokulsky was previously chief investment officer of Crestone Wealth Management. Prior to that, he was head of investment strategy at ...

Standard Life launches impact fund, appoints managers

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
... oversee the portfolio. The Global Equity Impact Fund is launching under the Standard Life banner but will be co-run by Aberdeen Standard Investment's Sarah Norris and Dominic Byrne. It will hold a high-conviction portfolio of 35 to 60 stocks, all which ...

Aberdeen LIC ousts portfolio manager

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
The board of Aberdeen Leaders Limited (ALR) will remove Aberdeen Asset Management as its investment manager, following a decision to internalise management functions. ALR said Aberdeen will remain as its manager until January. ALR chair Brian Sherman ...

Alternatives managers celebrated at annual event

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017
... Fund. Other winners on the night include the Tribeca Global Natural Resources Fund which was named Best Emerging Manager, Aberdeen took home Best Multi-Strategy Fund for its Multi-Asset Real Return Fund, and Man Investments was named the Best Offshore ...

Merged asset manager appoints Australian leadership

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... finalised merger of two global investment managers, collectively representing $998 billion in assets, has been named. Aberdeen Asset Management and Standard Life, whose merged asset management business is now known as Aberdeen Standard Investments, will ...

Less room for mid-tier asset managers: Stern

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... players and boutiques - with not much room for a middle ground. Speaking to Financial Standard ahead of the merger with Aberdeen Asset Management - which will create a major active management entity worth more than $1 trillion in assets - Stern said ...

Government shows commitment to funds management

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... maintaining Australia's reputation as an attractive international financial services centre." Speaking from experience, Aberdeen Asset Management managing director Australia Brett Jollie told a media roundtable this morning that until the IMR legislation ...