Aberdeen hives off emerging markets debt funds

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UK - Aberdeen Asset Management has sold its Guernsey ‘PCC' range of emerging market debt funds to Convivo Capital Management as part of a cost cutting drive.

Julian Adams, the fund’s current manager, will become chief executive of Convivo. As part of the refocus, Aberdeen has appointed Colm McDonagh as head of its three person global emerging market de...

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