Aberdeen's Docherty: My best global performers over last three years

Stephen Docherty, manager of the Aberdeen World Growth and Income fund, reveals how he is currently positioning his portfolio.

Why should investors consider a global mandate when the UK stock market offers access to global businesses with the ben- efit of the UK’s leading corporate gover- nance standards? Indeed, a UK equities approach does have the advantage of ensuring high corporate governance standards are met, however decisions made by a global investment manager cannot necessarily be replicated in a regional portfolio. Global managers have the ability to control risk by looking around the globe for investment opportunities or potentially avoiding challenging areas. For example, with developed market bank...