Aberdeen Asset Management

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BELGIUM - The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) - the representative body for the European investment management industry - has announced the creation of the "President's Advisory Council".

GERMANY - UK asset manager Aberdeen Asset Management has consolidated its German businesses under one umbrella company to bring together its sales and distribution teams.

With deteriorating economic conditions forcing spreads to widen across the globe, fixed income offers a number of exciting investment opportunities, says Pamela Atherton

Devon County Council Pension Fund has appointed Aberdeen Asset Management to manage a £100m global emerging markets equities mandate.