Asset Management

Abrdn’s vowel movement and Schroders £150m cost-saving plan

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Edinburgh-headquartered asset manager has dropped Abrdn in favour of Aberdeen
Edinburgh-headquartered asset manager has dropped Abrdn in favour of Aberdeen

Abrdn: it’s the rebrand story that has kept on giving for the past four years.

When Stephen Bird announced in 2021 he was dropping the old Standard Life Aberdeen name in favour of “modern, agile and digitally-enabled” Abrdn, the overwhelming reaction was that the move must be an early April Fools’ joke.

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