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Abrdn Plc

  • Saturday, 3 August, 2024
    Abrdn finance chief Jason Windsor poised to replace Stephen Bird as CEO

    FTSE 100 asset manager expected to announce new head next week after abrupt departure of former chief

    Montage of Jason Windsor and Abrdn logo
  • Monday, 27 May, 2024
    FT Asset Management
    Abrdn’s Bird takes flight

    Plus, Pierre Andurand’s copper conviction, private equity curtails hedge funds, and Fragile Beauty at the V&A

  • Friday, 24 May, 2024
    Stephen Bird steps down as Abrdn chief executive

    UK asset manager says it is ‘the right time’ for new leadership

    A montage of Stephen Bird and the logo of Abrdn
  • Friday, 24 May, 2024
    Lex
    Abrdn needs fresh thinking to stand a chance at revival Premium content

    Chief executive’s departure underscores asset manager’s struggle to manage its own portfolio

    Stephen Bird, former chief executive officer of Abrdn
  • Thursday, 25 April, 2024
    Anglo American PLC
    BHP plans £31bn bid for Anglo American but attracts ire from South Africa and shareholders

    Legal & General and Abrdn criticise offer as undervaluing UK-listed miner

    An Anglo American site in South Africa
  • Monday, 8 April, 2024
    Corporate culture
    Lv Abrdn aln!

    Nt fn anmr ok?

  • Thursday, 4 April, 2024
    Abrdn shareholders urged to reject pay report over new CFO’s £675,000 salary

    Adviser Glass Lewis criticises remuneration of incoming finance chief Jason Windsor

    Abrdn office in Edinburgh
  • Wednesday, 27 March, 2024
    Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
    Should I use the travel insurance provided by my credit card?

    I often go to the Middle East and Africa and want to ensure I’m fully covered

  • Sunday, 10 March, 2024
    News in-depth
    Abrdn cuts jobs, costs and investor confidence

    The FTSE 250 asset manager is underperforming despite CEO Stephen Bird’s efforts

    Stephen Bird and Abrdn logo montage
  • Tuesday, 27 February, 2024
    Abrdn chief rules out breaking up asset manager

    Company reports better than expected results but faces challenge to turn around its fortunes

    Abrdn’s office in London
  • Tuesday, 13 February, 2024
    Abrdn shareholder sold out after losing confidence in management

    US investment firm Harris Associates dumped shares last year on doubts that executives could repair asset manager

    Stephen Bird, CEO of Abrdn
  • Friday, 9 February, 2024
    Abrdn looks to scale back Bloomberg terminal access in cost-cutting drive

    Asset manager trials rival offering from FactSet as it seeks to slash expenses and reboot share price

    Chief executive Stephen Bird
  • Monday, 29 January, 2024
    FT Asset Management
    Slash and brn

    Plus, why global asset managers are finding it hard to come up with nice things to say about China at the moment

  • Friday, 26 January, 2024
    Abrdn cuts are deep in an industry feeling the pain

    Mid-size UK asset managers are suffering from rising regulatory costs and client outflows

    Stephen Bird
  • Wednesday, 24 January, 2024
    Lex
    Abrdn’s patchwork repairs may not save fund management creation Premium content

    An investor’s horror story, about £10bn of value has disappeared since a merger created the company

    The Abrdn offices in the City of London
  • Wednesday, 24 January, 2024
    Abrdn and Baillie Gifford axe jobs as asset managers step up cost-cutting

    Fund houses are struggling to maintain margins as market volatility and outflows bite

    Abrdn chief executive Stephen Bird
  • Tuesday, 23 January, 2024
    Abrdn to cut hundreds of jobs as part of £150mn restructuring plan

    Employees exploring legal challenge to asset manager’s changes to parental leave and redundancy terms

    People walking in front of the Abrdn office
  • Tuesday, 9 January, 2024
    ESG investing
    Launches of ESG funds plummet as investors pull back

    Managers drop sustainability labels from products amid scrutiny from clients and regulators

    Solar panels and wind turbines
  • Friday, 15 December, 2023
    Abrdn cuts employee benefits in latest round of cost reductions

    UK asset manager has been trying to revive ailing share price and reverse investor outflows

    Abrdn chief executive Stephen Bird
  • Tuesday, 28 November, 2023
    Private investing
    Fidelity and Abrdn agree £1.2bn China trust merger

    Investment companies seal tie up as investors shun sector

    The London city skyline is seen from the south side of the Thames.
  • Monday, 4 September, 2023
    Annuities
    Standard Life returns to the annuities market

    Product’s popularity has been reinvigorated as rates have increased

    A retirement age couple, walking by a beach
  • Tuesday, 8 August, 2023
    Abrdn hit by larger than expected outflows in ‘challenging’ environment

    Souring investor sentiment complicates efforts to revive UK asset manager’s fortunes

    Businessman toy figure on UK pound coins in front of the Abrdn logo
  • Friday, 28 July, 2023
    Investments
    Battle over investment platform fees intensifies

    Interactive Investor moves customers to cheaper fees

    Richard Wilson, chief executive of Interactive Investo
  • Tuesday, 18 April, 2023
    Abrdn cuts jobs as cost pressures grow

    UK asset manager is reviewing its multi-assets business amid pressure on profit margins

    Abrdn’s office in Edinburgh, UK
  • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
    Schroders PLC
    Schroders profit drops 14% in ‘challenging year for markets’

    Declines in almost all asset classes hit management and performance fees

    A Schroders branch in Zurich
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