Contrarian Investor: Could Aberdeen/Standard Life marriage be a game-changer?
It was perhaps obvious that news of the recommended merger between Aberdeen Asset Management and Standard Life would spark a wave of anxiety about more job losses.
The combined entity will boast 9,000 staff, and I am sure there will be growing concern about the inevitable cull. But what does this proposed deal say about the future of asset management? The first...
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