Sponsors

At Aberdeen, asset management is our business.

We operate independently and only manage assets for third parties, allowing us to focus solely on their needs, without conflicts of interest. We now manage £185.8 billionA of third party assets from our offices around the world.

AllianceBernstein is a research-driven investment firm that is global in scope and client-centred in its mission. We believe research excellence is the key to better outcomes, so we’ve built research capabilities with exceptional breadth, depth and focus on innovation, on the buy-side and the sell-side.

Aviva Investors provides asset management services to institutional investors worldwide. We are wholly owned by Aviva plc, one of the world’s largest insurance groups, and have assets under management in excess of £270bn across a range of funds. We operate around the world, employing more than 1,200 employees in 15 countries.

Baring Asset Management is aninternational investment management firm with offices, clients and business lines spanning the world's major markets. We provide investment management services in emerging and inefficient markets, asset allocation and specialist fixed income to investors worldwide, and have £34.7billion of assets under management*.

In a world that is shifting and changing faster than ever before, investors who want answers that unlock opportunity and uncover risk entrust their assets to BlackRock. As an independent, global investment manager, BlackRock has no greater responsibility than to its clients.

Capital International is a stable, privately owned and well resourced asset management firm.  It is part of the Capital Group Companies, one of the most experienced and successful investment management firms in the world.  Founded in Los Angeles in 1931, Capital has grown to become a global presence in the investment industry with 12 investment offices worldwide including London and Geneva.  We have been managing investments for UK Local Authorities for over 16 years.

Fidelity Worldwide Investment is one of the leading active UK pension fund managers. We have been providing investment management services to institutions since 1976 and currently manage over £8 billion* for UK pension funds.

Established in 1988, Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) is one of the world’s leading asset managers with £456 billion in assets under management¹ and ranked among the top 10 asset management firms globally². Our experienced investment teams offer a broad range of solutions across asset classes, regions and the risk spectrum.

Founded in London in 1934, Henderson Global Investors is a leading independent global investment management company. Our strategic objectives revolve around our clients – in targeting first class investment performance and high quality client service we help clients achieve their investment objectives.

HSBC Global Asset Management is the asset management arm of, and is wholly owned by, HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC Group), one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world.

The future of investing for the long term, we believe, lies firmly in active management. As a champion of this approach, we look to provide investment expertise across a range of asset classes and markets. By focusing on our traditional strengths, we believe we can add value through our well-established, quality product offering. We aim to deliver outperformance over the long term for our clients based on the disciplined and consistent application of our insights and our transparent investment processes. We do not launch funds to target the latest fads and do not focus on short-term momentum. 

J.P. Morgan Asset Management is one of the world’s leading investment managers with over 29 years’ experience managing assets for UK Local Authorities. As at 30 September 2012, we  managed £2.5 billion on behalf of 26 UK Local Authority clients.

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) is the largest manager of Local Authority pension assets (managing £26.8bn* on behalf of 54* clients) through a strong focus and commitment to understanding the developments and issues which impact our Local Authority clients.

MFS is a global investment firm managing equity and fixed-income assets for investors worldwide.

Schroders is a leading manager of local authority pension schemes, managing £8 billion of UK pension fund assets on behalf of over 50 local authorities.

Standard Life Investments is a premier asset manager with an expanding global reach. Our wide range of investment solutions is backed by our distinctive Focus on Change investment philosophy, disciplined risk management and shared commitment to a culture of investment excellence.

Founded in 1937, T. Rowe Price is an independent global asset management firm that offers investors a combination of investment management excellence, world-class service and trusted guidance. The firm has offices in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.

Threadneedle Investments is a global asset manager with a strong reputation in equities, fixed income, commodities, property and multi-asset. We manage money for a broad spectrum of institutional clients ranging from governments, sovereign wealth funds and supranational bodies through to corporates and public funds. This includes 17 UK local authorities.*

UBS Global Asset Management is a large scale asset manager providing a diverse range of traditional, alternative, real estate, infrastructure and private equity investment solutions to institutional investors, private clients and financial intermediaries around the globe.