Keith Skeoch: There is a huge opportunity opening up for active investors

Active investing can help dampen volatility

Keith Skeoch, CEO of Standard Life Aberdeen, has said the volatility in markets caused by the coronavirus pandemic is creating a "huge opportunity" for active investors.

Speaking to Bloomberg TV, the chief executive pointed to the "rollercoaster" we had seen in markets over the previous few years, saying that riding this volatility out by being invested in beta "has not been the place to be". "One of the things that is opening up [now] is a huge opportunity for active investors," he said. "Active is not just about outperforming the benchmark, it's about delivering outcome-oriented solutions and looking to dampen the volatility that is clearly with us, and thinking about the impact of that volatility on income.  "I do think that active will have its...