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Aviva appoints head of real assets

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2022
... research experience and expertise, which will benefit Australian clients looking to invest in Europe. Hedalen joins from abrdn where he spent 12 years analysing real assets in Europe. He was most recently head of the UK and European Investment Strategy ...

Women-led global equities teams outperform in downturn

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022
... portfolios." The analysis included some of the world's largest firms, including many that operate in Australia, including abrdn, Acadian, AllianceBernstein, Baillie Gifford, Epoch, Franklin Templeton, Lazard, Magellan, Morgan Stanley, Nikko, Schroders ...

Budget deficit pressured by debt costs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... delivering a tax system that funds government services more fairly, and more sustainably. Responding to the Budget measures, abrdn chief economist Jeremy Lawson said: "The first Labor budget in almost a decade was about walking a very narrow tightrope. ...

Abrdn launches active sustainable Asian ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2022
... manager has launched a sustainable ETF, the first of what it calls a series of sustainable actively managed ESG offerings. The abrdn Sustainable Asian Opportunities Active ETF (ASX: ASAO) is designed to provide investors with "high capital growth over ...

Former fund manager, philanthropist Brian Sherman passes away

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022
... $5000 and started the business at his kitchen table. After selling EquitiLink in 2000 to Aberdeen Asset Management (now abrdn) for $80 million, Sherman became a prominent philanthropist, focused on the arts, animal rights, and the Jewish community. He ...

Stock exchanges, industry pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2022
... sense of duty and service. Her absence will be deeply felt, and I send my condolences to all who are mourning her loss." Abrdn, BlackRock, Mercer, Schroders also shared their condolences. In announcing The Queen's passing, Governor General David ...

First Sentier named Investment Manager of the Year

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2022
... downside risk and performance ratios. Below is the full list of categories and winners: Australian Equities - High Performance Abrdn - Abrdn Sustainable Australian Equity Fund Fixed Income - Credit Alexander Funds Management - Alexander Credit Opportunities ...

abrdn hires from State Street

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022
... appointed to abrdn's newly created position of investment director to strengthen its multi-asset team. Choudhury joins abrdn from State Street Global Advisors where he held a range of portfolio manager roles over a 17-year period in both the UK and ...

Super funds back Say on Climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
... Unisuper (2). Fifteen global investment managers supported all Say on Climate resolutions at companies they held in 2021: Abrdn (18), AllianceBernstein (16), Allianz Global Investors (18), APG (16), BlackRock (19), Capital Group (10), Fidelity (11) ...

abrdn establishes Sustainability Group, promotes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
Commitment to sustainability is ramping up at abrdn, with the global manager announcing a dedicated business division and promoting its local ESG lead. abrdn's new Sustainability Group will provide subject matter expertise to the broader group's ...