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abrdn's Jollie outlines next steps

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023
... few weeks, then off to Africa for three weeks," he said. With no plans to leave the industry, after 14 years as head of abrdn, he is looking for a different type of job - one where he garners a portfolio of super fund, asset manager and wealth platform ...

abrdn sells local trustee business

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... becoming the corporate trustee of 10 funds. The fund book, comprising $1.5 billion in funds under management, includes the abrdn Sustainable Asian Opportunities Fund, abrdn Sustainable Emerging Opportunities Fund, abrdn International Equity Fund, abrdn ...

David Lane to leave Perpetual

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2023
... Janvier. Janvier has over 20 years of experience in asset management businesses, focused on the US market. He was previously at abrdn where he most recently led both intermediary and institutional sales teams in the US, Perpetual said. "Mickey has an ...

Atrium hires abrdn wholesale lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
After nearly 13 years at abrdn as head of wholesale distribution, Laura Mitchell has landed at Atrium Investment Management. She joined the asset manager as a graduate business analyst in 2011 before being promoted to business development adviser and ...

abrdn chief economist rejoins Reserve Bank

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
Jeremy Lawson has rejoined Australia's central bank after working as abrdn's chief economist for 10 years. Lawson has been appointed deputy head of the international department at the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), effective August 1. He began ...

Digital advice association in the works

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
... proposed reforms and serve as a united voice before government. The founding members and representatives of the body are Abrdn head of retirement and digital innovation Jason Nyilas, Advice Intelligence chief executive Jacqui Henderson, Money GPS founder ...

SG Hiscock commences abrdn fund changes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2023
Changes to several abrdn funds are due to be rolled out this month, following the handover of its Australian equities business to SG Hiscock. The fund manager has notified investors that changes will be made to the abrdn Ex-20 Australian Equities Fund ...

Outflows, M&A batter active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... the same token, only 10 exchange-traded products suffered the same fate. With only its institutional business left intact, abrdn is a shadow of its former self, having transferred most of its wholesale business to SG Hiscock. Adding to the shrinking ...

abrdn loses global chief economist

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2023
Jeremy Lawson has resigned as global chief economist for abrdn, opting to return to Australia. Lawson has served in the role for 10 years, first appointed in March 2013. In 2018, he took on the additional responsibility of leading the group's research ...

abrdn terminates funds amid transition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
abrdn is terminating five funds as part of the consolidation of the local business, key to which is its recent partnership with SG Hiscock. The fund manager has confirmed it will terminate a raft of funds on or around March 15, including some of its ...