Aberdeen Standard Investments

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has announced that Mark Redman will succeed Peter McKellar as global head of private markets. After nearly 20 years with the business, Mr McKellar will retire from ASI at the end of Septmeber.

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has launched a new Asian Sustainable Development Equity Fund. Aligned with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), the fund will invest in quality Asian companies that aim to deliver an attractive return while making a positive contribut

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has announced that it will close its £526 million ASI Global High Yield Bond Fund just one week after it revealed the closure of its underperforming UK Recovery Equity Fund.  ASI said the Global High Yield Bond Fund will close on October 26 th

The Aberdeen New India Investment Trust, a fund managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments, has seen its Net Asset Value (NAV) drop by 22.7% for the year ended 31 March 2020.  The decline in NAV is compared to the MSCI India Index which dropped by 27.3%, both in sterling total return te

Murray International Trust Plc, a fund managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments, has maintained its dividend, despite a 10.7% decline in net asset value (NAV) total return. Announcing its interim results, the company revealed that two interim dividends of 12.0p (2019: 12.0p) have been declared

Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Limited, a fund managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments, has been seen its net asset value (NAV) fall by 6.5% in sterling terms in last six months, according to the fund's interim results.  The decline in NAV is compared to the MSCI All Countries Asia Pacific ex-Japa

Murray Income Trust plc (MUT), a fund managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments, is to double in size to over £1 billion. The board of the £580.9 million fund have agreed head of terms for a combination of the company with the assets of the £642.2 million Perpetual Income and Growth

Investors in the closed Woodford Equity Income fund, a fund managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments, have lost more than a quarter of their savings (around £1 billion) since it was frozen by its administrators, Link Fund Solutions.

The Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) European Long Income Real Estate Fund has completed its first acquisition with the purchase of Scherpenhuizen, a logistics facility in the Netherlands with a long lease. The asset is located in Eindhoven and the tenant is Scherpenhuizen, a well-known comp

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has appointed John Bennett as a new UK business development director. Mr Bennett, based in London, will support ASI's investment sales team in bringing its investment strategies to its clients in UK wholesale.

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has launched a new Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) Equity Fund, offering investors an enhanced way to invest in companies that engage in responsible business practices. The Aberdeen Standard SICAV I - Emerging Markets Sustainable and Responsible

Veteran fund manager Harry Nimmo been appointed co-manager of the £1 billion Aberdeen Standard Investments Global Smaller Companies fund which he helped create in 2012. Mr Nimmo replaces Alan Rowsell, investment director, who has resigned from the fund along with investment analyst Imogen Harr

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has launched a new fund which seeks to generate strong long-term performance by allocating capital to companies which demonstrate strong management of their environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities. The Aberdeen Standard SICAV I - Gl

Aberdeen Japan Trust PLC, a fund managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI), has posted strong results for the 12 months to 31 March 2020 with its net asset value (NAV) increasing by 3.3%. The Trust's share price rose by 6.8% as the discount to NAV per share reduced from 13.6% to 10.9%.

The ongoing economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak has wiped a third off the assets of Aberdeen Standard Equity Income Trust, a fund managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments. The fund's half-year report released today highlighted that its holdings dropped in value from £235 million in Sep