Podcasts about Aberdeen Asset Management

In this edition of the Money Makers Investment Trusts Podcast, Jonathan Davis, editor of the Investment Trusts Handbook and winner of the 2024 AIC Best Broadcast Journalist Award, is joined by Martin Gilbert, original founder of Aberdeen Asset Management, and current chairman of AssetCo. Section Timestamps: 0:00:24 - Introduction 0:00:41 - An end in sight to the tough period of the last few years? 0:02:21 - Discounts and share buy backs 0:03:55 - The use of gearing 0:04:53 - Will consolidation continue? 0:07:18 - Being an active fund manager today 0:09:30 - Does an Asian investment trust still make sense? 0:12:12 - A short break 0:13:07 - The experience so far with AssetCo 0:14:48 - Developing AssetCo 0:18:15 - Is private a better model? 0:20:41 - Attracting private investors 0:21:50 - A time for optimism or pessimism 0:23:18 - Close If you enjoy the weekly podcast, you may also find value in joining The Money Makers circle. This is a membership scheme that offers listeners to the podcast an opportunity, in return for a modest monthly or annual subscription, to receive additional premium content, including interviews, performance data, market/portfolio reviews and regular extracts from the editor's notebook. This week, as well as the usual features, the Circle features a profile of Manchester and London (MNL). Future profiles include Temple Bar (TMPL) and Schroder Japan (SJG). Look out for the latest edition of our new expanded weekly subscriber email which summarises Jonathan's latest thoughts and includes a comprehensive summary of all the latest news. The content of that email is also available for subscribers via the website. A subscription costs £12 a month or £120 for one year. For more information about the Money Makers circle, please visit money-makers.co/membership-join. Membership helps to cover the cost of producing the weekly investment trust podcast, which will continue to be free. We are very grateful for your continued support and the enthusiastic response to our nearly 240 podcasts since launch. You can find more information, including relevant disclosures, at www.money-makers.co. Please note that this podcast is provided for educational purposes only and nothing you hear should be considered as investment advice. Our podcasts are also available on the Association of Investment Companies website, www.theaic.co.uk. Produced by Ben Gamblin.

Martin sits down with Nurole CEO Oliver Cummings to consider: How did the board add value during Aberdeen's organic growth? (1:45) How did the board help through acquisitions? (3:45) How have you learnt from your mistakes? (7:35) How did you balance instinct with analysis? (8:54) How does the board's role at Revolut compare to Aberdeen? (12:19) Has the world become less forgiving, and what can boards do to help? (17:30) Why do you take on roles at listed companies? (19:26) What value can CEO-NEDs add to boards (and vice versa)? (22:10)  How do you identify high-risk / high-value employees? (24:49) What value have “future” sub-committees added? (26:18) How should boards manage their high-risk / high-value employees? (28:42) How can investment trust boards help their executive decision-makers? (33:15) What are the traits of the best investment trust board members? (35:44) Do investment trusts need cult fund managers? (39:43) and ⚡The Lightning Round ⚡(43:49) Show notes and transcript available at https://www.nurole.com/news-and-guides

Are you interested in learning our one man's passion for investing changed the footprint of a city and the history of the Investment industry? With that in mind, welcome to the 50th episode of the Investing Matters series with me Peter Higgins @conkers3 on Twitter. As a global Investing Matters audience, you are all in for an absolute treat because this interview is with one of the true Scottish, UK and global heavyweights of the independent asset management industry. None other than the multiple award-winning Martin Gilbert FRSE, co-founder and former CEO of Aberdeen Asset Manager and the Executive Chairman of AssetCo Plc. Martin Gilbert, the humble and proud Chartered Accountant, was educated at Robert Gordon's College in Aberdeen, he then attended the same Law School as Alistair Darling (the former Chancellor of the Exchequer) at the University of Aberdeen, where is gained his law degree and his master's degree in accountancy. After university, he joined Deloitte and qualified as a chartered accountant. In 1982, he joined the investment department of local law firm Brander & Cruikshank, and a year or so later, with two others undertook a management buyout of its investment department. The new entity was called Aberdeen Fund Managers and had initial share capital of just £10,000 with £70m of assets under management, because as Martin now describes it in the 1980's asset managers were a “small cottage industry” Martin co-founded Aberdeen Fund Managers / Aberdeen Asset Management PLC in 1983 and was Chief Executive Officer from 1991 to 2017 (making him one of the longest serving CEO's at the time). During that period Aberdeen Asset Management PLC grew, through a combination of organic growth and strategic acquisition, to become one of the world's leading independent asset managers with £308 billion of AUM. In 2017 Aberdeen Asset Management PLC merged with Standard Life plc, to become Standard Life Aberdeen plc. On merging, Standard Life Aberdeen plc was the biggest UK-based asset management company and the second biggest in Europe. Martin was co-chief executive officer and subsequently vice chairman until he retired from Standard Life Aberdeen plc in September 2020. Martin is chairman of Revolut Ltd and Toscafund, deputy chairman of River and Mercantile Group PLC and senior independent director of Glencore plc, Chair of Scottish Golf, alongside several other directorships. Please listen now to learn how Martin Gilbert FRSE, the shrewd dealer maker grew Aberdeen Fund Managers into the global investment firm that we knew as Aberdeen Asset Management. Martin shares lessons learnt from encountering significant lows, including his now dislike of geared investing products/ structures and his huge successes as a CEO and leader. He explains how he identifies transformational deals, the very best fund Managers and how he retains them. Why recurring revenues are vital, the successful straits required in order to achieve long-term investing success as a CEO, fund manager and an investor. Why ESG is important, being Chairman of The Net Zero Technology Centre and its role in the energy industry. His current favourite investing markets, plus why he sees huge value in UK mid cap and even more value in the UK small cap. Martin shares an overview of Assetco Plc, a holding company for a group of wealth and asset management companies, for which he has a goal of growing into a FTSE 250 listed company. Given what Martin achieved with Aberdeen Asset Management and with the wisdom given to him by none other than Sir Alex Ferguson, I'd say that with the foundations already laid across, Active Equities, Infrastructure Asset Management, Exchange Traded Funds and Digital Platform that there is every possibility that Assetco goes onto achieve significant success. We hope you enjoy this podcast, and we look forward to hearing your feedback. Please subscribe to this podcast on your platform of choice and follow the @InvMattPodcast on Twitter.

Meet Julie Chakraverty, a trailblazing entrepreneur, renowned for her visionary leadership as the CEO and founder of Rungway, a pioneering platform revolutionizing workplaces by fostering an environment of shared advice and empowerment. With an extensive background in corporate governance, Julie has made indelible marks as a Non Executive Director on the boards of esteemed institutions such as Santander UK and Standard Life Aberdeen. Her influential roles as Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Risk and Innovation Committees for Aberdeen Asset Management, along with her tenure as Chair of the Remuneration Committee for Mitsui Amlin, underscore her exceptional acumen in strategic decision-making. Moreover, Julie's commitment to advancing gender equality and education is evident through her contributions as a Trustee for the Girls Day School Trust and her distinguished service as a Non Executive Director for Spirit Pubs.Throughout her illustrious career, Julie Chakraverty held pivotal leadership positions at UBS Investment Bank, leaving an indelible impact on the global financial landscape. As a Board Member of UBS Investment Bank, she spearheaded groundbreaking initiatives and garnered acclaim for her unparalleled innovation, particularly exemplified by her visionary creation, "CreditDelta," a groundbreaking technology product that earned her a series of prestigious industry awards from 2001 to 2009. Her trailblazing achievements were recognized by Management Today in 2006, when she was honored as one of their 'Top 35 Women Under 35.' Furthermore, in 2013, The Times acknowledged Julie as the youngest female director of a FTSE-100 company, an impressive testament to her exceptional leadership and influence in the corporate world.Check out our channel for more podcast episodes! Don't forget to follow us on our socials too to learn more tips to START, GROW and SCALE your business.https://blueskybizconsulting.com/  https://www.facebook.com/blueskybizconsulting  https://www.instagram.com/blueskybizconsulting/Don't forget to learn more about Julie and her work at:https://rungway.com/ 

Dan Jones sits down with Abrdn Asset Management Asia chairman Hugh Young for a wide-ranging discussion, including whether the strength in the dollar is negatively affecting the business case for emerging markets, whether China is investible at the moment, and whether this current inflationary period is comparable to previous points in emerging markets history.Hugh Young is the Managing Director of Aberdeen Standard Investments, Asia. He was formerly a main board director and Head of Investments for Aberdeen Asset Management (before its merger with Standard Life plc). Hugh joined Aberdeen in 1985 to manage Asian equities from London, before founding the Singapore-based Aberdeen Asia in 1992 and since then he has built the company into one of the largest and most well-respected managers of such assets globally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Find out more about this event on our website: https://bit.ly/3M8xWXM Scotland has a 350-year history as a leading financial centre; second only to London in the UK, sustaining around 150,000 jobs, and contributing 9.4% of the Scottish economy by Gross Value Added (GVA). Throughout its long history, it has innovated and reinvented itself continuously. Edinburgh is well known for its expertise in asset management, pensions and banking and Glasgow is creating its own distinctive success story, with global banking firms such as Barclays, JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley choosing to invest there. The Scottish fintech cluster spans the central belt of Scotland and is recognised internationally, with FinTech Scotland recently being awarded a new silver level of Cluster Excellence accreditation, the highest level achieved by a fintech body in UK and Europe. In this webinar, Sandy Begbie CBE, Chief Executive of Scottish Financial Enterprise, the membership body for the financial sector in Scotland, will cover Scotland's existing strengths as an international financial centre, and how it is successfully positioning itself for future success and inward investment through its sector strategy and collaboration across the sector and with key partners in Universities, colleges, other industry sectors and government. Speaker: Sandy Begbie CBE, was appointed Chief Executive of Scottish Financial Enterprise in October 2020. Prior to joining SFE, Sandy led the development of the Scottish Government's Young Person's Guarantee following an 18-month contract at Tesco Bank as the Chief Transformation Officer. Sandy was responsible for the Global People, Organisation and Culture Integration following the successful merger of Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management. Before the merger Sandy was the Chief People Officer and Lead Executive for China and Hong Kong for Standard Life for eight years. During this time, he led the Standard Life HR team to be recognised as one of the top performing functions in the UK and also led the turn-around of Standard Life's Chinese Joint Venture. Sandy was appointed Senior Advisor to the Standard Life Asia Board in July 2020, having been Chair of the Hong Kong-based Board since 2014. Before joining Standard Life plc in May 2010, Sandy held similar Transformation and Group HR Director positions within Aegon, Scottish Power and the Royal Bank of Scotland. Sandy holds several non-executive positions including Chair of Career Ready, Non-Executive Director of Place 2 Be and Chair of the Centre for Moving Images. Sandy was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List in August 2018 for services to business and social inclusion.

In this episode Nick talks to Martin Gilbert and Campbell Fleming of AssetCo. Martin founded Aberdeen Asset Management in 1983, culminating in the merger with Standard Life to create the UK's largest financial services firm in 2017. Martin serves on many boards, including being Chairman of Revolut and a Senior Independent Director at Glencore.Campbell is CEO of AssetCo and was previously global Head of Distribution and Marketing at Standard Life Aberdeen.Martin and Campbell lay out their vision for AssetCo, and the asset management industry, what drives them to ‘go again', thoughts on current market movements and have some pearls of wisdom for people starting out on their careers.Martin's book choice - Four Iron in the Soul by Lawrence Donegan Campbell's Book choice - To Kill a Mockingbird by Lee Harper This content is issued by Zeus Capital Limited (“Zeus”) (Incorporated in England & Wales No. 4417845), which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) for designated investment business, (Reg No. 224621) and is a member firm of the London Stock Exchange. This content is for information purposes only and neither the information contained, nor the opinions expressed within, constitute or are to be construed as an offer or a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell the securities or other instruments mentioned in it. Zeus shall not be liable for any direct or indirect damages, including lost profits arising in any way from the information contained in this material. This material is for the use of intended recipients only.

Martin Gilbert, co-founder and former CEO of Aberdeen Asset Management, looks back (not so fondly) on a high-profile scandal, warns about PE valuations, and shares the qualities he looks for in a fund manager.

Jonathan Davis interviews Martin Gilbert, founder of Aberdeen Asset Management and currently Chairman of both AssetCo PLC and Revolut (amongst others). Martin discusses his experiences with Aberdeen, the value being created by AssetCo and the state of the current economic cycle.

Subscribe now: Apple Podcasts | Spotify Mirja Lehmler-Brown is the founding managing director of Hayfin Capital Management‘s Private Equity Solutions investment team. She previously worked with Hayfin founder Tim Flynn (listen to his Fund Shack podcast here) at Goldman Sachs, before moving into PE fund investment with Aberdeen Asset Management and Scottish Widows. Ross Butler (00:00): You're listening […]

Mirja Lehmler-Brown is the founding managing director of Hayfin Capital Management‘s Private Equity Solutions investment team. She previously worked with Hayfin founder Tim Flynn (listen to his Fund Shack podcast here) at Goldman Sachs, before moving into PE fund investment with Aberdeen Asset Management and Scottish Widows. Ross Butler (00:00): You’re listening to Fund Shack. […]

Dame Anne Richards is CEO of Fidelity International and has worked in the asset management industry since 1992, including over two decades as an analyst, portfolio manager and CIO. She is a strong proponent of ESG investing and diversity and inclusion. Her career path spans many blue-chip global companies including: Alliance Capital, JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch Investment Managers and Aberdeen Asset Management. Previously, she served as chief investment officer of Aberdeen Asset Management and cCEO of M&G Investments. She was promoted Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2021. She is Vice-Convener of the Court of the University of Edinburgh and chairs the CERN and Society Foundation Board since 2015.

In this episode of the In Conversation podcast series, David Clarke, CFA talks to Martin Gilbert, Co-founder and CEO of Aberdeen Asset Management about his achievements in the investment industry and what makes a successful fund manager.

Christopher Mills, CEO, Harwood Capital Management, is fundamentally a value investor with a strategy to extract that value so avoiding value traps. Often, an activist investor who will place management or himself on the board to ensure alignment with shareholders, as is seen in his success with EKF, MJ Gleeson, and Augean, which he discusses. As an early entrant to Life Sciences, he tells us what he likes about the sector, including a deep dive into Circassia, and an update on Sourebio following the lifting of CV19 testing for certain travel. He covers some of his investments that he's excited about, with each, we can hear his strategic thinking, for example with AssetCo where Martin Gilbert, ex Aberdeen Asset Management has joined as Chairman, who is starting to build another leading asset management company; likewise those building blocks with Frenkel Topping and Polar Capital. A very engaging interview that gives us a sense of Christopher, his razor sharp mind, and why he's such a successful investor. 00:49 Christopher's career and Harwood Capital 03:33 What are you looking for in the companies in which you invest? 05:30 What about life sciences do you like? 08:03 Circassia (CIR) 12:45 Sourcebio International (SBI) 16:58 Clinigen (CLIN) 18:14 Polar Capital (POLR) 20:07 AssetCo (ASTO) 21:34 Frenkel Topping (FEN) 29:15 Successes: how do you find the right strategy & management? MJ Gleeson (29:40), EKF (30:24) & Augean (33:48) 35:50 When it goes wrong 39:03 Why is the discount to NAV so wide for the North Atlantic Smaller Companies IT (NASCIT)? 44:10 Remaining ambitions Harwood Capital Management: https://www.harwoodcapital.co.uk/ About Christopher Mills Chief Executive Officer and principal shareholder of Harwood Capital Management since 2011. He founded JO Hambro Capital Management with Jamie Hambro in 1993 acting as Chief Investment Officer and Harwood Wealth with Alan Durant in 2013 until their respective sales in 2011 and 2020. He is CEO of North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust (“NASCIT”) which he has managed since 1982 and Executive Director of Oryx International Growth Fund which he has managed since 1995. NASCIT has delivered a total NAV per share of nearly 200x under Mr Mills' management and is the winner of numerous Micropal Sunday Telegraph and S&P investment trust awards. He has sat on the Board of over 100 companies during his career including most recently Augean, MJ Gleeson, SureServe, Frenkel Topping and is currently Chairman of EKF Diagnostics and Renalytix AI. He was awarded a scholarship to go to university by Samuel Montagu and has a BA in Business Studies.

On today's episode, Ami Kassar sits down with Megha Kulshreshtha to learn all about her nonprofit, Food Connect! Megha is the Founder and Executive Director of Food Connect, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bridging the gap between surplus food and hunger through collaboration and technology. Food Connect has helped distribute over 3 million on-demand meals through their last mile transport and logistics support in the hunger relief space. Megha has over 10 years of experience in data, technology, and process solutions. She started her career in Finance as a Data Analyst and then as a Portfolio Analyst for US Equities at Aberdeen Asset Management. For the last 7 years, Megha has dedicated her technical background towards streamlining inefficiencies in the hunger relief space. The Food Connect app has helped over 800+ food vendors across the country donate their surplus food in real time. Over 750+ shelters have received free food donations through the app. Currently, Food Connect helps deliver on average 30,000+ meals a week. Megha continues to lead Food Connect's product testing and development to help track and understand real time shelter needs. Food Connect's work has been recognized nationally in the hunger relief space for its innovation in collaboration, integrations, and food equity initiatives. Recorded 07/13/2021.

This week I was gonnaes guest is Martin Gilbert. Martin Gilbert is one of the longest-serving CEOs in the ftse and co-founder of Aberdeen Asset Management. Martin calls home Aberdeen but spends his time between London and Aberdeen. Having been born and educated firstly in Malaysia and then in Aberdeen he says this was ‘the great stroke of luck in his life' having been born and having time in Asia, and then says it later gave him the ‘confidence to build the asset management business', which then ‘was one of the first asset companies to locate in Singapore in the early 90s'. Martin observes from his education that he finds it interesting ‘that the (academic) B class pupils at school often end up employing the(academic) A class pupils in business'. Martins' advice to any student or new entrepreneur is ‘that it better to try and fail than never to try at all' and ‘wishes more people would set up their own businesses'.

In this episode we speak with Martin Gilbert, Co-founder & retired CEO of Aberdeen Asset Management, listed on Harvard Business School's world’s top performing CEOs, Martin is now Chairman of Revolut Limited and Toscafund. We talk about how even good individual players play better in a team, the importance of using every day to achieve something, and the need to stop applauding failure and celebrate successes.

In this episode we bring you the unedited interview Will and Dan did with Martin Gilbert, the co-founder and former long-serving CEO of Aberdeen Asset Management. Because it's uncut, raw footage, you might be subject to a few 'effs and 'jeffs, so it's one for the late night audience. The original podcast can be found HERE. If you're enjoying our podcast, please leave a review and a rating wherever you listen.

Martin Gilbert is one of the City of London's best known and connected businessman. The co-founder and former long-serving CEO of Aberdeen Asset Management, Martin currently sits on the boards of mining giant Glencore, fintech startup Revolut and PGA European Tour. As in previous episodes of 'Can I ask you a personal question?', Will and Dan ask Martin whether he prefers Donald Trump or Boris Johnson. He became our first guest to answer: "Both." It turns out Martin is an old golfing friend of Trump. We hope you enjoy the episode. If you do, please let us know by leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts.

Sign up to our newsletter for more in-depth insights | Follow us on LinkedIn Many ambitious people aspire to build a truly successful business, and inevitably, only some succeed. Yet to start with a small buy-out which nearly 40 years later has evolved into one of the UK's largest Asset Management groups with over £500 billion in assets, employing 10,00 people and with offices in 50 cities, as well as being a member of the FTSE 100, is quite an achievement. So in this podcast, to discuss the asset management industry and its future, we've gone north to Scotland, which as JK Rowling observed, is “one of the most hauntingly beautiful places in the world” and we are delighted to have as our guest the man who built and ran Aberdeen Asset Management, and which post-merger, became Standard Life Aberdeen. Martin describes his schooling and University in Aberdeen, where he studied law and accountancy, and how within a short space of time, in 1983, he and two other alumnae from Robert Gordon's College  agreed to buy Aberdeen Asset Management. He talks about expansion into Asia, growth by acquisitions and integrating firms and cultures, and how a mix of serendipity and strategy played their parts in expansion. He describes the motivation for Aberdeen to merge with Standard Life and the opportunities he believes it offers. The conversation extends to the future of Asset Management, the need for greater differentiation through philosophy and style, fee pressures, active versus passive, and the qualities he believes make for a great fund manager. We then discuss the current outlook and monetary regime, the future of fossil fuels, and the Scottish independence question that won't go away, despite compelling economic arguments for the status quo. Martin then discusses being Chairman of Revolut, being on the board of Glencore, and his experience when on the board at Sky during the bidding process. Finally Martin talks about dealing with difficulties when they confronted him, and his perfect golfing day.

On the Vox Markets Podcast Today: 8th September 2020Paul Hill talks to Martin Gilbert, a giant in the fund investment industry. He's currently the Chairman of Aberdeen Standard Investments. Previously he was Co-founder & CEO of Aberdeen Asset Management. Martin talks about where he is investing his own money specifically mentioned the following companies: Prudential #PRU JD Sports #JD Unilever #ULVR Dunelm #DNLM AstraZeneca #AZN Facebook $FB Alphabet $GOOG Tesla $TSLA Amazon $AMZN & Apple $AAPLPlus the Top 5 Most Followed Companies & the Top 5 Most liked RNS's on Vox Markets in the last 24 hours.Vox Markets is revolutionising the way companies engage with shareholders and the stock market at large. By aggregating IR and digital content onto one secure and compliant platform, Vox Markets has established itself as the go-to resource for the investment community.#VoxMarkets #StockMarket #LivePrices #StockMarketNews #Money #Investing #Investments #Finance #Business #Podcasthttps://www.voxmarkets.co.uk/

Thought leadership is an essential part of any content strategy, providing key insights and the ability to motivate and inspire team members. However, there’s an argument that thought leadership’s identity has changed over time, along with business’ growing ability to promoting content through digital formats. So, what role does thought leadership play in today’s marketing mix?In this episode, Twink discusses thought leadership with Paul Zettl, Senior Vice President and Head of Global Marketing at Cohen & Steers, and James Whitman, Head of Client Communications and Content at Aviva Investors. Themes explored in this podcast:- How has thought leadership’s identity changed over time?- Stimulating and generating ideas for thought leadership and best practice content planning - Achieving cut-through in congested digital heavy communications channels- Achieving a strong, authentic, consistent voice - Tips for marketers putting their content strategy into practice Paul Zettl, Senior Vice President and head of Global Marketing at Coheen & Steels is a highly accomplished leader with over 20 years’ experience building brands as a strategic product marketer. Prior to joining Coheen & Steers, Paul was Group Vice President, Head of Product Marketing and Offer Management at T. Rowe Price, where he oversaw product marketing and offer management for the US intermediary business, as well as the launch of a global enterprise brand campaign that included cross-company integrated advertising. James is Head of Client Communications & Content at Aviva Investors. Having previously held a similar role at Aberdeen Asset Management (as it was then known), he has over ten years’ experience in creating and managing investment content, and over 15 years’ experience in financial services. Responsible for global content strategy, editorial quality, production and management (with much help from colleagues), he is always looking for ways to do things differently – whether that be through achieving more effective cut-through or simply finding production efficiencies. A big advocate of always-on content marketing, he spearheaded Aberdeen’s Thinking Aloud content platform and, more latterly, created The Little Book of Data at Aviva Investors. He is a lead editor on AIQ – AI’s thought leadership magazine and content platform.

The value of investments, and the income from them, can go down as well as up and investors may get back less than the amount invested. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. Return projections are estimates and provide no guarantee of future results. This podcast is provided for general information only and assumes a certain level of knowledge of financial markets. It is provided for information purposes only and should not be considered as an offer, investment recommendation, or solicitation, to deal in any of the investments or products mentioned herein and does not constitute investment research. The views in this podcast are those of the contributors at the time of publication and do not necessarily reflect those of Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited and Standard Life Investments Limited (together ‘Aberdeen Standard Investments). Aberdeen Standard Investments is a brand of the investment businesses of Aberdeen Asset Management and Standard Life Investments.

Katherine Garrett-Cox CBE is a seasoned executive leader in asset management. She has worked across a number of large corporates including Aviva Investors, Aberdeen Asset Management and Alliance Trust and today she leads the UK subsidiary of the Gulf International Bank.In this diverse interview, we explore Katherine's leadership journey, her uncompromising approach to purposeful and socially responsible leadership and her role in tackling the climate crisis.

The value of investments, and the income from them, can go down as well as up and investors may get back less than the amount invested. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. Return projections are estimates and provide no guarantee of future results. This podcast is provided for general information only and assumes a certain level of knowledge of financial markets. It is provided for information purposes only and should not be considered as an offer, investment recommendation, or solicitation, to deal in any of the investments or products mentioned herein and does not constitute investment research. The views in this podcast are those of the contributors at the time of publication and do not necessarily reflect those of Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited and Standard Life Investments Limited (together ‘Aberdeen Standard Investments). Aberdeen Standard Investments is a brand of the investment businesses of Aberdeen Asset Management and Standard Life Investments.

Christian Pittard, group head of product opportunities for Aberdeen Asset Management, says that changing structures have made initial-public offerings in closed-end funds more attractive, and were responsible for a big increase in IPO activity in America in 2019 that he expects to continue. Aberdeen continues to expand its presence not only through IPOs but acquisition, and Pittard said he expects the company to keep looking for the chance to bring unique institutional strategies to retail investors. He also noted one fund in the family that he finds particularly interesting that he believes investors may be overlooking.

It's a day of looking at expectations and then deconstructing them as Chuck chats with Deb Clarke, global head of investment research at Mercer, about the firm's 2020 outlook -- which includes slower growth globally, better opportunities worldwide than in America and more -- and discusses technical analysis with Martin Pring of Pring Research who sees signs suggesting that any troubles ahead in the near term will be buying and trading opportunities because real market troubles appear unlikely in the year ahead. Christian Pittard of Aberdeen Asset Management talks about changes in structure and more that are helping make the closed-end fund market more attractive, before Seth Masters -- best known for a correct market forecast he made with Bernstein Private Wealth Management in 2012 -- looks at the factors and thinking that renders most forecasts weak and meaningless.

The value of investments, and the income from them, can go down as well as up and investors may get back less than the amount invested. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. Return projections are estimates and provide no guarantee of future results. This podcast is provided for general information only and assumes a certain level of knowledge of financial markets. It is provided for information purposes only and should not be considered as an offer, investment recommendation, or solicitation, to deal in any of the investments or products mentioned herein and does not constitute investment research. The views in this podcast are those of the contributors at the time of publication and do not necessarily reflect those of Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited and Standard Life Investments Limited (together ‘Aberdeen Standard Investments). Aberdeen Standard Investments is a brand of the investment businesses of Aberdeen Asset Management and Standard Life Investments.

The value of investments, and the income from them, can go down as well as up and investors may get back less than the amount invested. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. Return projections are estimates and provide no guarantee of future results. This podcast is provided for general information only and assumes a certain level of knowledge of financial markets. It is provided for information purposes only and should not be considered as an offer, investment recommendation, or solicitation, to deal in any of the investments or products mentioned herein and does not constitute investment research. The views in this podcast are those of the contributors at the time of publication and do not necessarily reflect those of Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited and Standard Life Investments Limited (together ‘Aberdeen Standard Investments). Aberdeen Standard Investments is a brand of the investment businesses of Aberdeen Asset Management and Standard Life Investments.

The value of investments, and the income from them, can go down as well as up and investors may get back less than the amount invested. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. Return projections are estimates and provide no guarantee of future results. This podcast is provided for general information only and assumes a certain level of knowledge of financial markets. It is provided for information purposes only and should not be considered as an offer, investment recommendation, or solicitation, to deal in any of the investments or products mentioned herein and does not constitute investment research. The views in this podcast are those of the contributors at the time of publication and do not necessarily reflect those of Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited and Standard Life Investments Limited (together ‘Aberdeen Standard Investments). Aberdeen Standard Investments is a brand of the investment businesses of Aberdeen Asset Management and Standard Life Investments.

Magnus Meyer är VD för WSP Europe och WSP Sverige. Var tidigare VD för Tengbomgruppen och haft ledande positioner inom GE Real Estate och Ljungberggruppen. Styrelseledamot i Bygg-Fast, Slättö och Kinnarps och har tidigare haft ett flertal styrelseuppdrag i bl a Kungsleden, Aberdeen Asset Management och Hemsö.

PolicyPal Network aims to leverage the Blockchain technology to make insurance more accessible for consumers by creating a peer-to-peer insurance platform. It also aims to cater to the needs of the crypto ecosystem by providing insurance services to Blockchain startups during their initial launch. Our guest for today’s show is Val Yap, the Founder and CEO of PolicyPal and the PolicyPal Network based out Singapore. After graduating, she worked in varying capacities in the Financial Services industry including stints at Aberdeen Asset Management, PricewaterhouseCoopers and OCBC Bank. She was recently included in the Forbes 30 under 30 list for Finance and Venture Capital. Tune in to hear about: Val’s background and how PolicyPal ('traditional' business) came about What PolicyPal does and how PolicyPal Network came about PolicyPal Network's partnership with FWD insurance company  and new partnership with WeWork Asia The two products that PolicyPal Network is building - crypto protect insurance helping blockchain companies (wallets/exchanges etc.) and a P2P insurance marketplace Partnership with NEM and QTUM on the crypto protect insurance side Tech stuff - why they are building on Ethereum currently and why they’ll be launching their own blockchain network in the future Launch of PolicyPal’s testnet next month Some other interesting developments that are taking place at PolicyPal Importance of community in the cryptocurrency space Twitter, Telegram, Medium

En el espacio de inversión de 'A fondo con Feel Capital' Gestconsult, Aberdeen Asset Management y Fidentiis recomiendan sus mejores fondos.

En el espacio de inversión de 'A fondo con Feel Capital' Gestconsult, Aberdeen Asset Management y Fidentiis recomiendan sus mejores fondos.

Host Jonathan Ferro spoke with Luke Hickmore, Senior Investment Manager at Aberdeen Asset Management, about the UK election ending in a hung parliament and what that means for markets.

From our 2017 conference Distribution Innovation in Pensions & Investments, Martin Jennings, CEO of Parmenion and Global Head of Digital at Aberdeen Asset Management discusses 'Changing gears: towards a digitally-enabled omnichannel distribution model'. Find out information for our event The Future of Life & Pensions here >> bit.ly/2pLkMt1

Standard Life's acquisition of Aberdeen Asset Management will create one of the biggest asset managers in Europe. Patrick Jenkins, FT financial editor, discusses what the deal means for investors and the sector with Miles Johnson, global investment editor, Oliver Ralph, insurance correspondent, and Arash Massoudi, M&A correspondent. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dan Roebuck and John Hawksworth speak exclusively to Alex Noren as they review his victory at the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open. They also hear from Tyrrell Hatton, Nicolas Colsaerts, Matteo Manassero, Richie Ramsay and Phil Mickelson. There’s also a comprehensive preview of the 145th Open Championship at Royal Troon, aided by Rory McIlroy, Jason Day, Adam Scott, Danny Willett and Justin Rose.

Martin Gilbert - Jazz Shapers with Mishcon de Reya. Jazz Shapers in association with Mishcon de Reya broadcasts every Saturday at 9am, with a repeat on Monday at 5am, just before the Business Breakfast. Presented by broadcaster and Mishcon de Reya's Director of Business Development Elliot Moss, Jazz Shapers shares music from the risk takers, leaders and influencers of jazz, soul and blues, alongside interviews with their equivalent in the business world: entrepreneurs who have defined and shaped business categories and ways of operating, defying convention and have gone on to achieve great success. With more than 900 people, Mishcon de Reya is an independent London-based law firm that serves an international community of clients. In their words: "We appreciate the privilege of sitting alongside our clients as a trusted advisor. Building strong personal connections to our clients and their businesses is important to us. It is for these reasons we say ‘It's business. But it's personal.'

Fund manager Aberdeen enjoyed additional inflows in the first part of the year, as investors were attracted by the steady rise in markets. We also take a look at the Cyprus bailout and what it means for the future.

The view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion, statistics and spin to present a clearer view of the business world, through discussion with people running leading and emerging companies. Evan and his guests discuss financial services. They have the power to enrich an economy - or to ruin it completely. But what kind of makeover do they need to get them fit for the 21st century? Should the industry be more innovative and clever - or just a bit more old-fashioned and simple? Joining Evan in the studio are former fund manager David Pitt-Watson; Martin Gilbert, chief executive of Aberdeen Asset Management; Richard Ward, chief executive of insurance market Lloyd's of London. Producer: Ben Carter Editor: Innes Bowen.

The view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion, statistics and spin to present a clearer view of the business world, through discussion with people running leading and emerging companies. The programme is broadcast first on BBC Radio 4 and later on BBC World Service Radio, BBC World News TV and BBC News Channel TV. Evan's executive panel discuss what good leadership consists of - how do you turn a mediocre manager into a brilliant boss? They also swap thoughts on surviving on 20% less of everything. How would their companies cope, and what would they look like? Joining Evan are Martin Gilbert, chief executive of fund manager Aberdeen Asset Management; Allan Leighton, chairman of set top box maker Pace; Nigel Whitehead, group managing director of BAE Systems. Producer: Ben Crighton Editor: Richard Vadon.