The UK economy continues to show something of a split personality. In manufacturing, conditions look robust, with output having grown by some 5.1% over the past six months in annualised terms.

Aberdeen Investments explains how MyFolio supports clients' long-term goals with simplicity at its core.  

Discover how hybrid real estate funds are reshaping access, liquidity, and opportunity.

The minutes from the Federal Reserve’s January meeting helped push the yield on the 10-year US Treasury to just shy of 3%.

Emerging markets face a $43 trillion infrastructure challenge. Investors can help bridge the gap and unlock growth, resilience and returns in the process

Finally, some good news on UK productivity growth. An expansion of 0.8% in 2017 Q4, coming on the back of a 0.9% pick-up in the previous quarter, topped the strongest six-month growth period since before the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). It has been a long time coming. The UK has lagged its counterparts on productivity for decades, but has fallen further behind since the GFC. So is this a new dawn, or a false one? And why does it matter?

The developed Asian industrial cycle appears to have hit a soft patch, with activity moderating in the fourth quarter in key economies such as Korea, Taiwan and Singapore. An industrial wobble would be particularly untimely given expectations for a healthy developed market cycle lifting activity and driving investment across the region.

A look into the world of exchange-traded funds and why an actively managed approach is gaining traction with investors.

Investing in the right active strategy will be key as momentum for China’s V-shaped rebound moderates once the rest of the world recovers and Beijing normalises policy.

Aberdeen strategy that invests in listed real estate investment trusts and equities of companies engaged in real estate-related activities globally, aligned to three major forces we believe are reshaping demand for real estate.

Flexibility, amenity, connectivity, technology and sustainability (FACTS) are key for future-fit offices. Read more about our views.

Aberdeen strategy that invests in the transformation of global supply chains. A UCITS-compliant*, exchange-traded fund (ETF) aims to invest in companies that we expect to benefit from future supply chain dynamics.

Explore multi-asset opportunities beyond the Magnificent Seven with MyFolio.

Aberdeen strategy that invests in the global raw materials theme. This UCITS-compliant*, exchange-traded fund (ETF) aims to invest in companies that we expect to benefit from the future raw materials dynamics.

Can sustainability and performance go hand-in-hand in risk-targeted investing?

Is China’s green boom about to go bust? Overcapacity fears loom – but the long-term story may just be beginning. Read more here. 

Euro corporate bonds are gaining ground amid fading US exceptionalism and rising hedging costs. Discover why investors around the world are rethinking their bond allocations

In the first session of our Climate Action Series, we are joined by Nigel Topping, Climate Action Champion for COP26, and Sir Douglas Flint, the Chairman of Standard Life Aberdeen. In this discussion, they examine the current climate change risks and the pressing need for action in the race to net-zero. They also highlight the policy and sector changes that are needed to tackle climate change. Governments, businesses, investors and customers have a collective responsibility to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.