Abrdn

See also: Standard Life (Canada)

Abrdn plc
Formerly
  • SLGC Limited (2005–2006)
  • Standard Life plc (2006–2017)
  • Standard Life Aberdeen plc (2017–2021)[1]
Company typePublic
LSE: ABDN
FTSE 250 Component
IndustryFinancial services
Founded1825; 199 years ago (1825)
HeadquartersEdinburgh, Scotland, UK
Key people
RevenueDecrease £1,474 million (2023)[2]
Increase £19 million (2023)[2]
Increase £12 million (2023)[2]
AUMDecrease £494.9 billion (2023)[2]
Number of employees
5,000 (2023)[3]
Subsidiaries
Websiteabrdn.com Edit this at Wikidata

Abrdn plc (stylised as ‘abrdn’, disemvowelling of "Aberdeen"),[4] formerly Standard Life Aberdeen plc, is a United Kingdom-based global investment company headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

It is the largest active asset manager in the UK, with investments in equities, multi-asset, fixed income, liquidity, sovereign wealth funds, real estate and private markets.[5] In July 2021 the company changed its name from Standard Life Aberdeen to Abrdn. The registered office of the company is at George Street, Edinburgh.[6]

  1. ^ "Abrdn plc overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House. 30 June 2005. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Annual Results 2023". Abrdn. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  3. ^ "About us". abrdn. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Standard Life Aberdeen to change name to abrdn". the Guardian. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Who we are". Aberdeen Standard Investments. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  6. ^ "abrdn plc – Registered Office". Companies House. Retrieved 18 November 2021.