Neil J. McPherson

abrdn Investment Management Ltd. (AIM) is the wholly-owned investment management subsidiary of Standard Life Investments Holdings Ltd., itself a wholly-owned subsidiary of abrdn Plc (LON: ABDN) in Great Britain. Formerly known as Standard Life Investments Ltd., the firm was founded in 1990 as the dedicated investment arm of the Standard Life group. Headquartered in Edinburgh, AIM is a socially responsible investor which offers Standard Life Ethical Funds for investors concerned about environmental and social issues. Their flagship is the UK Select Fund.

Standard Life Investments Ltd. (Ireland) (SLI), based in Dublin, is an investment management firm. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of UK-based Standard Life Investments Ltd. which in turn is a subsidiary of the parent firm, Standard Life Investments Plc (LSE: SL). Standard Life has operated in Ireland since 1834. In addition to the Dublin office, the group also has operations in Edinburgh, London, Montreal, Boston, Hong Kong and representative offices in Beijing and Seoul. SLI is in charge of registering, sponsoring and distributing offshore funds as well as providing marketing and client-focused services.