Emphasis on team c ulture and research in quest for quality

Aberdeen Asset Management Asia's managing director and co-founder aims to deliver long-term returns by shunning the cult of the star manager and never buying shares in a company without meeting the management

Hugh Young is managing director of Aberdeen Asset Management Asia, the group's regional subsidiary. He is also group head of equities, as well as a member of the executive committee responsible for the day-to-day running of the Aberdeen group. Together with head of Asian equities Peter Hames, Young co-founded Singapore-based Aberdeen Asia in 1992 after seven years with the group. Based at Aberdeen's Singapore headquarters, Young and Hames oversee all of Aberdeen's Asian investments. There are 12 Singapore-based investment managers, including Young and Hames, who are involved in the day-t...