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Domicile | United Kingdom | Legal Structure | Open Ended Investment Company | UCITS | Yes | Inception Date | 25/07/2003 | ![](/includes/images/clear.gif) | Fund Advisor(s) | abrdn Investments Limited |
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Fund Manager | Devan Kaloo | Manager Start Date | 01/02/2001 | Career Start Year | 1994 |
Education | 2000, University of Stirling, M.S. | 1999, St. Andrews University, M.A. |
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Biography |
Devan Kaloo is Head of Global Emerging Markets Equities for abrdn, taking up that position in 2005. He is also Global Head of Equities for the group. Devan joined the company in 2000 as part of the Asian equities team in Singapore, before later transferring to London. He started in fund management with Martin Currie in 1994 covering Latin America, before subsequently working with the North American equities, global asset allocation and eventually the Asian equities teams. |
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Fund Manager | Kristy Fong | Manager Start Date | 02/08/2004 | Career Start Year | 2003 |
Education | Nanyang Technological University, Signapore, B.A. |
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Kristy Fong is a Senior Investment Director on the Asian equities team. Kristy joined the company in 2004 from UOB KayHian Pte Ltd where she was an Analyst. Kristy graduated with a BA (Hons) in Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and is a CFA charterholder. CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst® are registered trademarks owned by CFA Institute. |
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Fund Manager | Nick Robinson | Manager Start Date | 01/12/2000 | Career Start Year | 2000 |
Education | Lincoln College, M.A. |
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Biography |
Nick Robinson is a Senior Investment Director on the Global Emerging Markets Equity team at abrdn. Nick joined the company in 2000 and spent eight years on the North American Equities team, including three years based in the US offices. In 2008 he joined the Global Emerging Markets Equity team. Nick relocated to São Paulo in 2009 to start Aberdeen’s operations in Brazil. In 2016 he returned to London. Nick graduated with an MSc in Chemistry from Lincoln College, Oxford and is a CFA charterholder. |
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Fund Manager | Xin-Yao Ng | Manager Start Date | 01/11/2018 | Career Start Year | 2007 |
Education | Fudan University, M.B.A. | Nanyang Technological University, BSc |
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Ng Xin-Yao is an Investment Manager on the Asian equities team. Xin-Yao joined the company in 2018 from Allard Partners where he was based in Hong Kong as an Investment Analyst specialising in Greater China equities. Previously, Xin-Yao worked for Central Provident Fund Board in Singapore as a Portfolio Manager. Prior to that, Xin-Yao worked for BNP Paribas in private banking compliance. Xin-Yao graduated with a BSc in Business from Nanyang Technological University, MBA from Fudan University, and is a CFA Charterholder. CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst® are trademarks owned by CFA Institute. |
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Fund Manager | Joanne Irvine | Manager Start Date | 01/01/1996 | Career Start Year | 1996 |
Education | Glasgow Caledonian University, B.A. |
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Biography |
Joanne Irvine is Head ofEmerging Markets (ex-Asia) on the Global Emerging Markets Equity Team of Aberdeen Standard Investments. Ms. Irvine joined Legacy Aberdeen in 1996 in a group development role and moved to the Global Emerging Markets Equity Team in 1997. Prior to joining Legacy Aberdeen, Ms. Irvine was with Rutherford Manson Dowds (subsequently acquired by Deloitte), specializing in raising private equity and bank funding for private companies. Joanne has a BA in Accounting from Caledonian University and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Hardie Caldwell LLP in Glasgow, Scotland. |