What we do

Aberdeen Standard Investments manages a full range of equity strategies that spans the risk/return spectrum and seeks to meet specific client outcomes. While distinct in their risk tolerances and return objectives, our equity portfolios share a common approach: to consistently add value through fundamental stock selection and active management. Our equities assets under management are £157.6 billion*, managed by investment managers located across the world.

* Source: Standard Life Investments/Aberdeen Asset Management, 31 December 2017

With significant global fixed-income assets under management and a diverse client base, we are one of the largest fixed-income managers in Europe. Having grown and diversified over the years, we are in a strong position to offer clients a wide range of global fixed-income capabilities to suit differing client needs.

Real estate can provide a wide variety of investment solutions for our clients. The asset class has a track record of delivering robust, risk-adjusted returns over the long term and can act as an effective portfolio diversifier.

Interest in private markets has grown rapidly among investors, particularly in an environment of low interest rates and market volatility. This is an investment category offering investors access to a spread of strategies, some of which may be relatively illiquid but bring the potential for sustainable and enhanced returns, reduced volatility and tail-risk protection.

In today’s complex and uncertain investment environment, investors are increasingly seeking solutions that meet specific investment objectives. Aberdeen Standard Investments is at the forefront of multi-asset investing, developing effective and innovative products – we are responding to investors’ need for positive returns and a smoother, more predictable investment journey.

Operating a global platform with experienced investment expertise spanning across geographies, stage, strategies and industry sectors, we encompass hedge funds, natural resources, real estate and private market allocations, direct infrastructure investments and pan-alternatives capabilities.

We meet the challenge to identify meaningful opportunities and build an effective alternatives portfolio through specialized knowledge and focus, helping investors achieve their alternatives investment goals while mitigating risk.

Formed in 2005, the team manages a diverse range of products across the risk-return spectrum including passive, smart beta, and active quant strategies. Using proprietary, systematic (rules-based) approaches to investing, our team manages equity, fixed-income and derivative portfolios across all markets to provide clients with cost-effective, risk-controlled, and transparent customised solutions.

Our investment process is grounded in academic research and proven investment theory. We identify sources of excess risk-adjusted returns, test them throughout the business cycle and implement them in a systematic, cost-effective, and risk-controlled manner. By having a deep understanding of the individual sources of returns, we are well placed to optimally combine them to create solutions in line with our clients’ requirements, which could encompass pure index tracking, enhanced indexation, smart beta or derivative overlays such as call options overwriting.

Our range of liquidity solutions seeks not only to preserve the value of capital but also to provide investors with a return in excess of traditional bank deposits. Many institutional investors find this type of solution particularly attractive as it allows them to efficiently manage their working capital. A further advantage is that these solutions can help to diversify their cash investments and therefore reduce risk.

Aberdeen Standard Investments offers discretionary wealth-management services dedicated to delivering client-focused solutions. Through Standard Life Wealth and Aberdeen Private Wealth Management, we work with private clients, family offices, financial advisers, accountants, solicitors, trustees and charities, both in the UK and internationally. A range of investment solutions is available, each capable of being tailored to match specific requirements.

As a leading global asset manager, we are an active and trusted partner to our insurance clients. Our wide range of investment solutions is backed by our distinctive investment philosophy, disciplined risk management and shared commitment to a culture of investment excellence.

While the consideration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors is embedded across our overall investment process, we also offer bespoke ESG client solutions to meet specific investment needs. There are several core principles which underpin our engagement process.