Aberdeen Asset Management

Wealth adviser Towry has appointed Aberdeen head of multi-manager Robert Dawkins as chief investment officer.

Aberdeen has been buying into gilts over the past two weeks on optimism the UK will keep its AAA credit rating and sterling will hold firm.

Aberdeen's Adam McCabe believes China will allow the renminbi to appreciate in a bid to support domestic demand.

The Aberdeen Asian Income fund has confirmed a total dividend increase of over 5% and says payments will be made quarterly from this year.

Emerging markets managers are deviating from benchmark weightings, arguing they miss out areas of greatest potential economic growth and investment opportunities.

Fund managers have hailed the approval of a landmark healthcare reform bill in the US as a significant step in removing the uncertainty that has plagued the sector for the past two years.

Aberdeen Asset Management has continued to suffer strong redemptions from its fixed income operations in 2010, more than offsetting positive equity and property flows.

Aberdeen Asset Management is planning to launch a UK-domiciled version of its $373.6m Emerging Markets Bond Sicav.

Aberdeen's Jeremy Whitley is reducing exposure to domestic-focused UK companies in favour of stocks with growing global reach.

If the US - the world's importer of last resort - is going on an export drive, the implications for Asia may be profound, writes Aberdeen's Hugh Young.