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Aberdeen Standard Investments
Aberdeen Standard Investments is a leading global asset manager dedicated to creating long-term value for clients. To achieve this, we offer a comprehensive range of investment capabilities, as well as the highest levels of service.
Overall, we manage worldwide assets worth £583 billion* on behalf of clients in 80 countries. In managing these assets, we employ over 1,000 investment professionals and provide client support from 50 client relationship offices globally.
The Aberdeen Standard Investments brand was created in connection with the merger of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC and Standard Life Plc on 14 August 2017 to form Standard Life Aberdeen plc.
Merchants Trust PLC
The Merchants Trust focuses on delivering high and rising income together with capital growth for its shareholders. The Trust is managed by Simon Gergel, Chief Investment Officer, UK Equities at Allianz Global Investors. Merchants aim is to provide shareholders with an above-average level of income and income growth with long term capital growth, through a policy of investing mainly in higher yielding large UK companies. Merchants is benchmarked against the FTSE All- Share Index. Although past performance is no guide to the future, Merchants is one of the highest yielding UK equity income investment trusts, currently yielding 4.9%.
Scottish American Investment Co. PLC
Baillie Giffords sole business is investment management. Since the company was founded in 1908 it has been a partnership. Today it is owned by 47 partners all of whom work in the business.
We believe that the best investment ideas spring from thinking about future possibilities, not short-term probabilities. We set no barriers to the imagination of our investors, encouraging fresh perspectives and the use of diverse sources of information. We term ourselves Actual Investors.
We currently manage or advise some £352.4bn on behalf of clients worldwide. Whilst we are predominantly an institutional manager (circa 81% of FUM), we offer an extensive range of investment trusts and open ended funds to UK wealth managers and intermediaries.
Shares
Shares is the leading online resource for private investors and is read by tens of thousands of individuals managing their own money as well as analysts, fund managers, stockbrokers and company directors who value our market insight.
Launched in 1999, we publish a weekly digital magazine every Thursday and provide daily online comment about stocks, funds, investment trusts, ETFs, ISAs, SIPPs, savings and personal finance.
Our weekly digital magazine is full of ideas for filling your portfolio, whether you are saving for something like a new house or car, or if you are investing to fund your childs university fees or even your grandchilds Junior ISA.
Subscribers to our digital magazine also have free access to a wide range of tools and services including live share prices, charts and financial information on companies.
www.sharesmagazine.co.uk
