An insight into Standard Life Aberdeen’s young Abu Dhabi office
By Mark Battersby, 7 Mar 18
One of the youngest international offices in the merged Standard Life Aberdeen Group was set up by Aberdeen Asset Management in late 2016, before two businesses combined.
What advice would you give an international asset management company looking to move into the Middle East, based on your entry experience into the ADGM?
Firstly, I’d say to come. The difference from flying in, flying out, versus being on the ground, is substantial. If you’re serious about doing business in this region, whether that’s setting up funds, pension funds, banks, insurance companies, planning office, whatever it may be, I think having people on the ground is the right way to go.
