Abrdn Asia Limited
- Regulatory AUM
- $40.3B
- Discretionary
- $39.8B
- Clients
- 118
- Avg AUM / client
- $341M
- Accounts
- 116
- Employees
- 165
AUM over time
Reported AUM from Form ADV filings, plotted by filing date · as of Oct 01, 2026
Who they serve
| Client type | Clients | AUM | % of AUM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individuals (non-high net worth) | 0 | $0 | — |
| High net worth individuals | 0 | $0 | — |
| Banking or thrift institutions | 1 | $398M | 0.99% |
| Investment companies | 7 | $2.9B | 7.08% |
| Pooled investment vehicles (non-investment companies) | 91 | $24.9B | 61.9% |
| Pension and profit sharing plans | 5 | $3.3B | 8.11% |
| Charitable organizations | 0 | $0 | — |
| State or municipal government entities | 9 | $4.2B | 10.6% |
| Other investment advisers | 0 | $0 | — |
| Insurance companies | 0 | $0 | — |
| Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions | 3 | $4.6B | 11.3% |
| Corporations and other businesses | 2 | $435K | 0.0% |
| Other | 0 | $0 | — |
People (7)
| Name | Role / title | Credentials | With firm since | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheong, Mei Yi Flavia | Director | Dec 2016 (10y) | Less than 5% | |
| Tay, Kheng Guet | Director | May 2017 (10y) | Less than 5% | |
| Mccabe, Adam, John | Director | Feb 2020 (7y) | Less than 5% | |
| Buehlmann, Rene | Director | Apr 2021 (6y) | Less than 5% | |
| Macdonald, Ian, Robert | Director & Chief Executive Officer | Jul 2023 (3y) | Less than 5% | |
| Siow, Alvin | Director & Chief Compliance Officer | Sep 2023 (3y) | Less than 5% | |
| Grant, Andrew, Philip | Director | Dec 2023 (3y) | Less than 5% |
Entity owners (Schedule A/B)
| Entity | Title / status | Since | Sch. | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abrdn Holdings Limited | Owner | Oct 1991 | A | 75% or more |
| Abrdn Plc | Shareholder | Aug 2017 | B | ≈ 56.25% – 100% via Abrdn Holdings Limited |
Undisclosed: 0% – 25% of the firm is not attributable from the filed Schedule A bands.
Estimated effective ownership (look-through of filed bands):
- Abrdn Plc: 75% – 100% of Abrdn Holdings Limited × 75% – 100% direct ≈ 56.25% – 100% of the firm
Roster from the IAPD representatives feed; ownership and acquisition dates from Form ADV Schedule A/B. "Since" is the earliest filed registration or acquisition date.
Documents (1 archived)
| Form | Period | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Form ADV (full filing) | 06/22/2026 | 2.3 MB | View · PDF · Source ↗ |
Archived copies of the firm's regulatory filings, versioned by content hash.
Disciplinary disclosures
No disciplinary events reported on the firm's latest Form ADV filing.
How they charge
- • Percentage of assets under management
- • Performance-based fees
Services
- • Portfolio management for investment companies
- • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
- • Portfolio management for businesses/institutional clients
Custody
Reported custodians
- Citibank $2.8B (7% of AUM) Oct 2026
- J.P. Morgan $2.4B (6% of AUM) Oct 2026
- BNY Mellon $2.2B (5% of AUM) Oct 2026
- Northern Trust $1.8B (4% of AUM) Oct 2026
- State Street $1.2B (3% of AUM) Oct 2026
Amounts as reported in ADV Item 5.K.(3) (custodians holding 10%+ of SMA assets).
Firm reports it does not have custody of client funds or securities (Item 9.A).
Source
All data on this page comes from this firm's Form ADV filings, reproduced without modification. Latest filing: Oct 01, 2026.
View current Form ADV (SEC/IAPD) ↗