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Asian small caps as emerging markets go mainstream

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
... released to clients this month, investigated 26 funds. Only two funds won the coveted Highly Recommended rating: the Aberdeen Emerging Opportunities Fund, and the T Rowe Price Asia Ex-Japan Equity Fund. The report found the strong Australian dollar had ...

State Super CEO heads to Schroders

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
... officer, Schroders. Schroders has also added two new faces to its fixed income team with the arrival of Stuart Gray from Aberdeen Asset Management and Alicia Low from Standard & Poor's. Gray joins as fund manager, fixed income and head of credit research. ...

Rainmaker reveals 2011 Sales & Marketing Excellence Awards

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... Manager of the Year (Investment Management) Winner: Beau Titchkosky - Legg Mason Asset Management NOMINEES A, Alex Haynes - Aberdeen Asset Management A, Adam Quaife - Franklin Templeton Investments A, Damien McIntyre - Grant Samuel Funds Management A ...

Aberdeen eyes insto cash for new Asian property fund

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
Aberdeen Asset Management is looking to raise US$300-US$400 million from institutional investors with the launch of a new Asian property fund of funds. The closed ended fund of funds, Aberdeen's Asset Management Asia's third, aims to build a portfolio ...

Aberdeen switches Aus equities manager

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
Aberdeen Asset Management has reorganised its Australian equities team, with a change at the top of the $170 million fund. Robert Penaloza will become head of the team on July 1, replacing Mark Daniels who steps down to become investment director. Penaloza ...

Three Aberdeen Fixed Income Funds 'On Hold': S&P

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
Due to the resignation of Stuart Gray, a portfolio manager in Aberdeen's Asset Management Australian fixed income team, Standard and Poor's (S&P) has placed three Aberdeen funds 'On Hold'. The three funds affected by Gray's departure are the Aberdeen ...

RBC Dexia opens Thailand for Aberdeen

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
... are now automated. The global service provider has opened its platform specifically for investment management client Aberdeen Asset Management. RBC Dexia is now the only global transfer agency platform to meet Thailand's transfer agency requirements. ...

Goldman Sachs downgraded but fixed interest pays

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... performed well in 2010, according to Standard & Poor's Fund Services, which upgraded two managers and downgraded one. Aberdeen Australian Fixed Income and Advance Australian Fixed Interest Multi-Blend were upgraded to four stars and three stars respectively. ...

Fund managers follow the herd

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... Johnson and Wells Fargo. Nine large cap funds made the highest rating of "highly recommended" in the review, including the Aberdeen International Equity Fund which was upped from recommended. Only one quantitative fund made the top grade, which was Arrowstreet ...

Big mandates, big risk

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... funds, worth a collective US$4 trillion, commonly give large mandates to external investment houses such as BlackRock, Aberdeen, Schroder, PIMCO and Goldman Sachs for management. "When you take sovereign wealth funds as clients, there is a risk," said ...