Overview
Aberdeen Asian Smaller Companies convertible – maturing in 2019 and with a coupon of 3.5% – are convertible into ordinary shares of Aberdeen Asian Smaller Companies.
Aberdeen Asian Smaller tries to maximise total return to Shareholders over the long term from a portfolio of smaller quoted companies (with a market capitalisation of up to approximately US$1 billion at time of investment) in the economies of Asia and Australasia, excluding Japan. You can access the fund’s website by clicking here.
Research History
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26 Mar 2018 1 min read
Aberdeen Frontier Markets – No closet-tracker
Aberdeen Frontier Markets – No closet-tracker – In a major shift in how its structured, Aberdeen Frontier Markets (AFMC) last year moved from investing indirectly via funds to investing directly into shares of listed companies. This was mostly completed by the end of June 2017. AFMC has underperformed the MSCI Frontier Markets Index by some margin and […]
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1 min read
Aberdeen Frontier Markets – No closet-tracker
Aberdeen Frontier Markets – No closet-tracker – In a major shift in how its structured, Aberdeen Frontier Markets (AFMC) last year moved from investing indirectly via funds to investing directly into shares of listed companies. This was mostly completed by the end of June 2017. AFMC has underperformed the MSCI Frontier Markets Index by some […]
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03 Mar 2017 1 min read
Aberdeen Frontier Markets – Direct investing
On 9 December 2016, the board of Aberdeen Frontier Markets (AFMC) announced that take up of its 100% tender offer had exceeded expectations. After deliberating on the future of the fund, the board is asking shareholders to approve a shift to direct investing in frontier markets. Shareholders still have the opportunity of a cash exit […]