Aberdeen

CONTRARIAN

Aberdeen Asset Management is to raise the initial charge on a number of emerging markets funds to 2% in order to stem inflows and avoid liquidity issues.

THE BIQ QUESTION

Paul Feeney has told Investment Week the terms negotiated on Skandia's soon-to-be-launched Select fund range will enable the group to offer the "best model portfolio service" to UK advisers and help them take power back from other distributors.

Aberdeen Asset Management's William Hemmings, head of closed-ended funds at the group, has joined the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) board.

Strong inflows into Aberdeen Asset Management's emerging market debt and equity ranges have helped produce a 3% rise in the group's AUM in the three months to 31 December 2012.

Aberdeen Asset Management's Hugh Young said dotcom-style bubbles are forming in some Asian income stocks as valuations look increasingly stretched.

The election of Shinzō Abe as Japanese prime minister could be the catalyst for the region to outperform after years of flagging returns, prompting asset allocators to review their underweight exposure to the country.

ICYA

Hopes that Aberdeen Asset Management could announce a "significant" dividend hike in its forthcoming annual results have sent the group to the top of the FTSE 100 leaderboard.