Aberdeen

Assets under management at Aberdeen rose by 6% in the first two months of the year as market sentiment improved and investors moved back into equities.

After a volatile start to 2012, equity markets have staged a prolonged rally in recent weeks.

In the latest Conjecture debate, our panelists from Aberdeen Asset Management, S&P Capital IQ and Scottish Widows Investment Partnership discussed Multi Manager.

UK

Aberdeen's global equity fund specialist Bruce Stout, manager of the £1bn Murray International trust, has warned investors should be preparing for a decade of no growth in developed economies.

After a four year hiatus, Vladimir Putin won back the Russian presidency last week. Managers debate the consequences of his victory.

Aberdeen Asset Management is to join the UK's blue chip index in the FTSE 100's quarterly reshuffle, with Hargreaves Lansdown narrowly avoiding demotion.

EMERGING MARKET DEBT

Aberdeen Asset Management has renamed its £24bn alternative investment offering, which includes its multi-manager range, to better reflect strategies within the business.

In the latest Conjecture debate, our panelists from Aberdeen Asset Management, Rathbone Unit Trust Management and S&P Capital IQ discussed Multi Asset.