FAR EAST

Winner

The winner in this category will surprise few people, even though the competition was stiff. The Ab...

The winner in this category will surprise few people, even though the competition was stiff. The Aberdeen Far East Emerging Economies portfolio, which also won this category last year, was praised by the judges for the quality and depth of its investment team. In fact on its questionnaire, Aberdeen listed 12 members of its Asian and Japan equities team, headed up by Hugh Young, that work on the fund, including well known names such as Peter Hames, Graeme Sinclair and Flavia Cheong. Running the fund, with what the team call a blend of growth and value, the managers look at common financi...